At least 28 injured after Afghan asylum-seeker rams car into crowd in Germany's Munich

A car drove into a crowd in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people, including children, authorities have confirmed. Police believe the incident, which took place near downtown Munich around 10:30 am, was an attack. The suspect, a 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker, has been arrested and is no longer considered a threat.

At the time of the incident, a demonstration organised by the service workers' union ver.di was taking place. It remains unclear if any demonstrators were among the injured.

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Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter expressed his shock over the incident, saying that he was "deeply shocked" and confirming that children were among those hurt.


Bavarian Governor Markus Söder stated that the attack is suspected to be intentional. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter expressed his shock, confirming that children were among the injured.

The attack comes a day before the start of the high-profile Munich Security Conference, attended by international leaders, including US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The city will also experience heightened security in the coming days as Germany prepares for parliamentary elections on February 23.??

This incident comes less than two months after a deadly attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, where the death toll rose to six, including a 9-year-old boy. The suspect, 50-year-old Saudi psychiatrist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, was arrested at the scene.