Around 20 other people were injured, including three seriously. The driver, a 33-year-old German national, was detained at the scene in the center of the eastern German city.
Leipzig: 2 killed after car drives into crowd
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Tue 15:02 - Sky News (UK)
Two killed after car ploughs into city centre crowd in Germany
Mon 06:01 - HLN (BE)
Last chance for Timmy? Germans want to transport humpback whale 400 kilometers in a steel aquarium
Mon 12:57 - HLN (BE)
Marine biologist warns of possible panic attack in Timmy: “Dangerous plan for whale and helpers”
Tue 04:58 - HLN (BE)
Crucial day for Timmy: rescuers try to transport whale to the North Sea today
Wed 04:40 - HLN (BE)
There goes Timmy! Ship with humpback whale on board en route for a three-day trip
Wed 10:31 - HLN (BE)
German biologist about humpback whale Timmy: “Experts all say: 'Let the animal die'”
Thu 15:30 - HLN (BE)
Scientists want to crush Timmy hopes again: “He will drown in the open sea”
Fri 06:22 - HLN (BE)
Today it has to happen: can humpback whale Timmy go back into the sea?
Fri 09:49 - HLN (BE)
Then no North Sea for humpback whale Timmy today: transport is circling around the Danish coast due to bad weather
Fri 13:02 - HLN (BE)
Transport with humpback whale Timmy sets sail for the North Sea again: “Weather will determine what happens today”
Sat 07:19 - HLN (BE)
Timmy is free! Drone footage shows a whale swimming in the sea
Sat 07:43 - DW All
'Timmy' the whale swims free in the North Sea
Sat 07:43 - DW Top
Humpback whale Timmy released in North Sea but risk remains
Sat 07:43 - DW All
Humpback whale Timmy released in North Sea but risk remains
Sat 08:13 - France 24
Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
Sat 08:31 - NYT Europe
Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue
Sat 09:12 - HLN (BE)
Where's whale Timmy? Tracker is not sending a signal yet
Sat 11:38 - The Guardian
Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast
Sat 15:25 - Euronews
Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea
Sat 17:01 - Euronews
End of the rescue operation: Humpback whale "Timmy" released in the North Sea
Sat 20:50 - Al Jazeera English
Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea
Mon 16:24 - BBC Headlines
Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig
Mon 17:56 - DW All
Leipzig: 2 killed after car drives into crowd
Mon 17:56 - DW Top
Leipzig: 2 killed after car drives into crowd