A driver ran over a crowd that participated in a union demonstration and injured 28 people in the city center of Munich, Germany. According to local authorities, the running over is being investigated as an attack and the suspect an Afghan citizen who expected a decision on asylum request was arrested.
Participants walked down a street in downtown Munich around 10:30 am (6:30 am, Brasília) when a car surpassed a police vehicle that followed the concentration, accelerated and ran over dozens of people.
Police arrested the suspect after shooting the car, police deputy chief Christian Huber said at a news conference. The officer added that there are people who are in serious condition among the injured.
The suspect was already known to local police due to crimes involving drugs and theft, according to local authorities. “It is suspected that it is an attack-the investigations point to this,” Bavaria governor Markus Söder told reporters at the scene.
Recent attacks
The incident occurs in a context of a wave of similar attacks involving immigrants in recent months that have placed immigration as one of the main topics of the general elections in Germany, scheduled for February 23.
The extreme right -right party leader for Germany (AFD), Alice Wiedel, criticized Germany’s immigration policy after the attack on a publication on the X platform.
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“My deepest condolences go to the victims and their families. Will it continue this way forever? ”She asks, emphasizing the need for a change in current immigration policies.
AFD is in second place in polls, with 21%, but is constantly growing ten days before the election.
Motivation
Bavarish Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said local authorities still need to determine the reason for the running over. He does not believe he is related to the Munich Security Conference, which is expected to start on Friday, 14.
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The annual conference has several international and foreign official leaders. United States Vice President Jd Vance and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, should attend, as well as Ukraine President Volodmir Zelenski.
