At least 20 people were injured, some seriously injured, others were fatally injured when the driver plowed his car to a trade union rally in Munich, Germany on Thursday morning.
Updated 1200 GMT – 28 injured, suspects are “asylum seekers” in Afghanistan
Continued buildingPrevious claims in internal police information that police kept driving by leading union demonstrations were Afghans. He said that Kabul-born Afghanistan “asylum seeker” is already known to police for drug crimes and theft.
The number of injured has also increased to 28, and Herrmann said it is being treated as a presumed, intentional attack. It was also confirmed that the car accelerated into the protest, passing through a police car and officers shot the vehicle.
Sadly, images from the scene show a baby stroller covered in close proximity to where the car stopped.
Now known as an attack by authorities, comes a day before a Munich security meeting takes place in the city a little further away by car. The event, attended by global leaders, is considered a major conference for security policymakers and practitioners and is expected to continue until the end of the weekend.
Bavaria, Munich, February 13, 2025: A car is parked at the scene. The vehicle was driven by a group of people in Munich city centre. Several people were injured, as police announced on Platform X. Photo: AlexaGräf/DPA (Photo by AlexaGräf/Picture Alliance by Getty Images)
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Ver.di, a march by one of Germany's largest trade unions, was attacked by a car driven by an unidentified “young man” in the city's Seidlstraße on Thursday morning. One newspaper claims the suspect is an immigrant man, but police have not confirmed the claims at the time of publication.
Paramedics in Munich said at least 20 people were injured. They have yet to give accurate numbers on how serious these injuries are, but German newspapers Diewelt situation Some people who say they have been “severely injured,” but some may even be “seriously injured.”
If the person is murdered during the incident, the police have not confirmed or refused, but the publication Sueddeutsche Zeitung say Organizers of Ver.di March claimed that the woman was killed and the child was among the injured.
The driver of the vehicle was “secured” by police. Witnesses cited by various German outlets believe that the driver intentionally ploughed the accelerated vehicle into the crowd, or that it appears to be an accident. but Broadcasting station BR24 When police arrive, they discover that the driver is trapped inside his car and claims a witness who says he fired a shot at the car.
Even further away, building claim The police source who mentioned the man arrested by the tabloid is a 26-year-old Afghanistan citizen.
Police have not officially stated whether the crash is being treated as a deliberate act or a traffic accident, or whether the fact that the crowd is a union gathering is a factor, but they are investigating all leads. I've confirmed that. They have witnesses who have images and footage that appear in front of them.
The incident, whether it's an attack or an accident, has come hours before world leaders, including US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelensky, among many others. It may happen.
This story is developing, and continues.
