The car crashed into the back of a demonstration by a service workers’ union.
At least 28 people were injured after a car drove into a group of people in Munich, Germany, on Thursday, in what authorities have described as a suspected “attack.”
Police said the car crashed into the back of a demonstration by a service workers’ union that was taking place in a square near downtown Munich around 10:30 a.m. local time.
Among the 28 injured, two are seriously hurt, police said in a statement posted on social media platform X. “Numerous emergency personnel are still on-site around the scene of the incident. Providing care for the injured is currently the top priority. Please support the rescue workers by keeping emergency routes clear.”
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, according to Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder.
Söder said that the incident was “probably an attack.”
Munich will host its annual international security conference on Friday. World leaders, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are expected to attend the event, which has been held in the city since 1963.
This is a developing story, updates will follow.
Reuters, Associated Press and Owen