Suspect in Berlin Highway Attack Moved to Psychiatric Jail

Suspect in Berlin Highway Attack Moved to Psychiatric Jail
Forensic experts are investigating a car at the city motorway A100 after an accident in Berlin on Aug. 18, 2020. Paul Zinken/dpa via AP Photo
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BERLIN—German authorities on Wednesday ordered a 30-year-old man accused of deliberately driving his car into other vehicles along a major Berlin highway and injuring six people moved to a psychiatric jail, as investigators continue to probe the man’s motives.

Officials said the Iraq-born man appeared to have carried out a deliberate attack late Tuesday motivated by Islamist ideology, but noted that he had been suffering from psychological problems.