A 30-year-old Iraqi national was arrested in Berlin Tuesday night, after he caused three consecutive car crashes which injured a total of six people.
Witnesses say the man left his car at one point and shouted “Allahu Akhbar”.
The man also reportedly threatened to kill anyone who approached his car and claimed he had a “dangerous object”. A box was spotted in the suspect’s car.
Three of the six people injured in the three crashes are in serious condition.
Witnesses say the driver rammed cars, motorcycles, and a scooter with his vehicle.
After his arrest, police searched the box which was in the suspect’s car, but found only what appeared to be tools. No traces of explosive materials were found.
On Wednesday, authorities declared that the crashes were in fact part of an "Islamist-motivated" terror attack.
“According to the current state of our investigation this was an Islamist-motivated attack,” the local prosecutor's office said.