Bülent Ceylan: dismayed about fatal incident in Mannheim

A 40-year-old man drove into a group of people on March 3 in the city center of Mannheim. Two people died in the incident. The comedian Bülent Ceylan (49) speaks to Instagram and tells how he is shaken by the events in his hometown.

In one, Ceylan writes: “I am deeply dismayed by the terrible news that we are currently reaching.” All those affected and their families apply his sympathy. “We still don’t know exactly what happened, but one thing is clear: violence and hatred have no place in our society.” He also makes an appeal to his followers: “We have to stand together and show humanity in such moments.”

Maite Kelly (45) had also briefly commented on the dismay. According to her homepage, she should have performed in Mannheim on March 5. Mewes Entertainment Group GmbH that the singer can be canceled the concert with the singer “out of respect for the victims”. “Sometimes only the silence remains. My whole creative team from craftsmen and I will leave our tools to the victims and those affected by Mannheim,” Kelly is quoted.

In the city center of Mannheim, a man drove in a group of people at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, as the police and the public prosecutor’s office in Mannheim and the State Criminal Police Office announced in the evening. According to the current status, two people were fatal and five people were seriously injured. Five more suffered minor injuries. The suspect is a 40-year-old German from Rhineland-Palatinate. It is currently not assumed that the incident has a political background.