Munich, Germany:
Police arrested an asylum seeker in Afghanistan at the scene where a German leader ranked “attack” on Thursday injured 30 people and seriously injured in a southern Munich city. The massacre came on the eve of the International Security Council in Bavaria. It also took place amid a heated debate in Germany over immigration ahead of the February 23 election, which was hit by similar attacks.
The mini-cooper car barreled at the union demonstration, littered with victims and belongings. Shoes, glasses and a toddler stroller remained in the street.
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said many people were being treated for serious injuries and were in “life-threatening conditions.”
Media reported that the children were among the victims.
Police fired a shot in the abused car and took the driver into custody. The driver is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker and was identified as Farhad N by German media.
Prime Minister Olaf Scholz condemned the “bad” attacks and promised serious consequences. “From my point of view, it's very clear. This attacker cannot rely on mercy, he must be punished, he must leave the country,” Scholz told reporters. Ta.
The latest injuries followed a fatal car runaway at the Christmas market in eastern Magdeburg in December.
“It looked intentional.”
Witness Alexa Greff said he saw the car drive to the crowd.
“I think it's the last time I'll see something like that,” said Graef, who has the office overlooked the junction where the car hit.
Police inspected the cream-colored car, coached Snifferfer's dog around the mini, and said an Afghan suspect who lived in Munich had been arrested at the scene. Authorities had “signs of extremist motivations” and the investigation was handed over to the Regional Prosecutor's Office, police added.
News outlet Del Spieger, citing security sources, reported that the man is believed to have posted Muslim content online prior to the attack.
The suspect was said to have arrived in Germany in 2016 at the height of the mass influx of immigrants into Europe.
His asylum request was denied by German authorities, but he found work and, according to authorities, allowed him to stay legally in the country.
Bavarian Prime Minister Marx Soder told journalists that the incident was “just awful.”
“This is not the first case… we have to show our determination that something will change in Germany,” said Soder, whose CSU party is allied with conservative CDUs at the national level. .
An inflamed discussion
The CDU/CSU Alliance, poll suggests, is on track to win this month's election, but after recent attacks, it is seeking a tougher curb against immigrants. Even before elections were called, the Scholz government moved to make exile rules even stricter and speed up deportation, including Afghanistan.
Visiting Munich after the attack, Home Minister Nancy Pheaser would do everything possible to ensure more deportation into Afghanistan, recognizing it as a “very difficult country.” I vowed to do so.
In August, the German government sent back the first Afghans back to their homeland since the Taliban government came to power in 2021. They were facing pressure after a fatal knife attack allegedly committed by the Syrians.
No other deportations have been made.
The latest attacks have recently occurred last month in Asafenburg, Bavaria, amid already heated debate over immigration and safety following a similar incident.
Two people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed in a knife attack on a kindergarten toddler. Police arrested 28-year-old Afghanistan, who authorities say has a history of mental illness.
Six people died in December after a car ploughed into a Christmas market in an eastern city of Magdeburg, causing hundreds of people to be injured.
A Saudi man was arrested for the attack, and authorities said he also seemed mentally disturbed.
Thursday's attack came when US Vice President JD Vance arrived for the annual Munich security conference that begins on Friday.
Also, the traveler to Munich is Ukraine President Voldimi Zelensky. He is to consult with US representatives about possible negotiations to end the war with Russia.
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