Munich car attack latest: Terror police investigate after dozens injured and Afghan asylum seeker arrested
A car has been driven at a trade union demonstration in Munich, injuring at least 28 people, in what authorities believe was an attack.
Children are said to be among those hurt when the vehicle hit the crowd at a rally organised by German trade union Verdi on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses told of hearing the sound of an engine roar before the crash close to the city’s central railway station.
At a press conference, Bavarian governor Markus Söder told reporters the incident was “suspected to be an attack”.
The suspect, a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, was arrested after officers fired a shot at the car, deputy police chief Christian Huber said.
The Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism is now leading the investigation.
It comes ahead of The Munich Security Conference on Friday with US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky set to arrive later on Thursday.
