Another car ramming in Germany

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At least two people were killed and several more were injured Monday in a suspected car-ramming in the west German city of Mannheim, officials said.

A suspect was identified and arrested, Mannheim police said in a statement. A spokesperson for the state interior ministry in Stuttgart said the suspect is a 40-year-old German man who lives in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Police said at this time "it is not assumed that there is a political background."

The attack happened around 12:15 p.m local time. Five people were seriously injured, police said in a news release. Five others suffered minor injuries. They were all taken to different hospitals

Following the attack, the city of Heidelberg said it was canceling its carnival parade on Tuesday.

The news comes just 18 days after two people were killed and at least 28 people injured in a car-ramming in Munich. Police said the suspected driver, a 24-year-old Afghan national, may have had an "extremist background."

The western German city of Mannheim is in the middle of the Rhineland region's carnival season, with colorful parades taking place this week alongside a market featuring food stalls, rides and games