Car plows into demonstrators in Munich, injuring at least 28 people

A car plowed into demonstrators in Munich on Thursday injuring at least 28 people, in what a local official said was a suspected attack, shortly before world leaders were due in the southern German city for a high-level security conference.

The suspect is believed to be a 24-year-old asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, Munich police director, Christian Huber, told reporters. Bavarian governor Markus Söder said the incident “is suspected to be an attack.”

Police will investigate how far along the suspect was in his asylum application, spokesperson Thomas Schelshorn told CNN. “What motive the perpetrator had, to drive into this crowd with a vehicle, has to be now found out,” he said, adding that officers will conduct witness interviews and forensics “to get a picture at the end of what could have been behind this.”

The incident comes during an election campaign that has seen immigration and security emerge as key issues after several similar attacks. Authorities launched a major operation near the city’s central train station, a spokesperson said. Police detained the driver and did not consider him a further threat, the force said in a post on X. Children were among those injured, according to the city’s mayor, Dieter Reiter.

The car hit a group of protesters staging a demonstration linked to a strike organized by the Verdi union, according to local broadcaster BR24. Verdi is the key trade union for Germany’s public sector.

Credit: cnn.com

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