A car plowed into a group of demonstrators in Munich, Germany, injuring at least 30 people. Authorities believe the incident was an attack and arrested a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. The incident follows a series of attacks involving immigrants in recent months, raising concerns about migration and security in Germany.
At least 30 people were injured after a car plowed into a group of demonstrators in Munich , Germany on Thursday. Authorities believe the incident was an attack. The suspect, identified as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker , was arrested after police fired a shot at his car. The incident follows a series of attacks involving immigrants in recent months, which have pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germany ’s February 23rd election.
\The car, according to police, overtook a police vehicle following a demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di at about 10:30 am. It then accelerated and crashed into the back of the group. Deputy police chief Christian Huber confirmed that officers apprehended the suspect following the incident. Bavarian state interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, stated that the suspect was known to authorities for previous theft and drug offenses but refrained from disclosing further details. \Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter expressed his profound shock at the incident and conveyed his sympathy to the victims, praying for their recovery. This incident comes just three weeks after a knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, where a two-year-old boy and a man were killed. The suspect in that attack was an Afghan whose asylum application had been rejected. The Aschaffenburg attack, along with previous knife attacks in Mannheim and Solingen last year, has fueled the debate on migration in Germany, making it a central issue in the upcoming election.
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