Police spokesman Hartmut Paeth said that police authorities are investigating the incident, but did not provide details of the injured or detentions.
According to the AFP news agency, the rescue teams present at the scene confirmed that the man driving the car was being treated in an ambulance that remained in front of the chancellery.
The car, a Volkswagen Sedan, had the phrase “You bloody child and old killers” scrawled with white paint on one side and “Stop globalization policies” written on the other side of the car.
According to the first reports, according to the EFE news agency, the car was intentionally directed against the Chancellery’s security fence, an area closed to road traffic and accessible only to the media and official delegations.
The act appears to be a protest against globalization, EFE said.
The vehicle is registered with Lippe, in North Rhine-Westphalia, and was removed by the Berlin fire department, showing little sign of damage beyond a few scratches, according to AFP.
The chancellery’s metal gate looked slightly bent.
There is still no official information on what motivated the incident, but it happens on the day that Merkel meets with state governors to discuss the restriction measures imposed due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus, which started on November 2.
The Government’s approach to decelerating the new coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions enjoys wide support among most Germans, but has also sparked occasional violent protests in some major cities.
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