<p>A car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday, killing six people and seriously injuring 10 others, authorities said, saying the incident did not appear to be a militant attack.</p>.<p>"At this stage, there are no elements to suggest that the attack had a terrorist motive," prosecutor Damien Verheyen told a news conference. Police denied media reports the car was involved in a high-speed chase.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in the southern Belgium village of Strepy-Bracquegnies at around 0400 GMT.</p>.<p>Jacques Gobert, mayor of the neighbouring town of La Louviere, said between 150-200 people were gathered to get ready for the annual folklore parade, involving costumes and drums, when the vehicle appeared.</p>.<p>"A speeding car drove into the crowd ... The driver then continued on his way," said Gobert.</p>.<p>The two people driving the car, which was later intercepted, were detained. Police said they were local people in their 30s and were not previously known to police.</p>.<p>Belgium has sought to root out people suspected of militant links over the past seven years. A Brussels-based Islamic State cell was involved in attacks on Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people and on Brussels in 2016 in which 32 died.</p>.<p>Ramming vehicles into crowds has become more common as a weapon used by militants in Europe and white supremacists in the United States because such attacks are inexpensive, easy to organise and hard for authorities to prevent, experts say. </p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>A car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday, killing six people and seriously injuring 10 others, authorities said, saying the incident did not appear to be a militant attack.</p>.<p>"At this stage, there are no elements to suggest that the attack had a terrorist motive," prosecutor Damien Verheyen told a news conference. Police denied media reports the car was involved in a high-speed chase.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in the southern Belgium village of Strepy-Bracquegnies at around 0400 GMT.</p>.<p>Jacques Gobert, mayor of the neighbouring town of La Louviere, said between 150-200 people were gathered to get ready for the annual folklore parade, involving costumes and drums, when the vehicle appeared.</p>.<p>"A speeding car drove into the crowd ... The driver then continued on his way," said Gobert.</p>.<p>The two people driving the car, which was later intercepted, were detained. Police said they were local people in their 30s and were not previously known to police.</p>.<p>Belgium has sought to root out people suspected of militant links over the past seven years. A Brussels-based Islamic State cell was involved in attacks on Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people and on Brussels in 2016 in which 32 died.</p>.<p>Ramming vehicles into crowds has become more common as a weapon used by militants in Europe and white supremacists in the United States because such attacks are inexpensive, easy to organise and hard for authorities to prevent, experts say. </p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>