Volkmarsen

A car that rammed into a carnival procession in central Germany on Feb. 24 injured 52 people, including 18 children, police said, adding that the perpetrator's motive remains unclear.

"Among the victims are 18 children [while]... at present 35 people are still undergoing treatment in the hospital and 17 were already able to leave," police in Hesse state posted on Twitter on Feb. 25.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe’s discord over refugees threatens the euro warning European Union leaders that the situation will be very difficult.

“If we disintegrate into small countries again, a common currency will be very difficult,” Merkel said at a party rally on Monday in Volkmarsen, Germany.