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A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, injuring 28 people in what Bavarian authorities say was likely an attack. The incident occurred as the city prepared to host the Munich Security Conference, raising concerns over safety.
Counter-terrorism police have arrested a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker suspected of deliberately plowing a car into a crowd in Munich, injuring 28 people.
At least two people are fighting for their lives after the attacker rammed the protest organised by trade union Verdi. Children are among the injured, authorities said.
The attack took place a mile away from the venue of the Munich Security Conference which begins on Friday, with US vice president JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky due to arrive in the city on Thursday.
Police fired gunshots at the car after it weaved between the police vehicles tailing the demonstration and drove into the crowd. Shellshocked witnesses told of hearing an “engine roar” and “wheels spinning”, with images showing dozens of police surrounding a smashed-up Mini Cooper as debris was strewn across the floor in the wake of the crash.
At a press briefing on Thursday lunchtime, Bavarian governor Markus Söder said the incident was “suspected to be an attack”. Investigations are being carried out by the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism, state minister Georg Eisenreich added.
Although eyewitnesses told Bild that two men were seen in the Mini, police said they “cannot confirm” whether more than one person was involved.
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Udo Kunte told Merkur, a local newspaper: “Suddenly there was an engine roar behind us, wheels spinning and then there was just a clattering.”
Another demonstrator told Bayerischer Rundfunk: "I was in the demonstration and saw that a man was lying under the car. Then I tried to open the door, but it was locked."
Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter told Bild: "The police chief has just informed me that a vehicle drove into a group of people and unfortunately many people were injured, including children. I am deeply shocked. My thoughts are with the injured."
The attacker was already known to police for drug-related offences and shoplifting, Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann told reporters.
Verdi, Germany’s second largest trade union with around 1.9 million members, had called a strike for childcare workers to call for better wages and working conditions.
Frank Werneke, the union’s chairman, told The Independent in a statement that they are “deeply dismayed and shocked” by the attack. “This is a difficult moment for all colleagues. We unions stand for solidarity, especially in such a dark hour.”
The strike had been called after employers failed to submit a final offer in January negotiations. The union promised to “noticeably increase the pressure until the second round of negotiations on February 17th and 18th”.
The union called for an eight percent salary increase along with three extra days off, it said in an Instagram post before the strike.,
Journalist Sandra Demmelhuber wrote in a post on X: “A person was lying on the street and a young man was taken away by the police. People were sitting on the ground, crying and shaking. Details still unclear.”
Traffic disruptions are expected around the scene and police have asked people to avoid the area so emergency services can carry out their work.
Authorities have set up a collection point for witness statements and a care centre for those psychologically impacted by the attack at Löwenbräukeller on Stiglmaierplatz.
A large-scale police operation was underway near the southern city's central train station due to the Munich Security Conference.
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