Nearly 30 people, including children, were injured Thursday when a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker rammed a car into a crowd in Munich, Germany.
Munich police spokesman Christian Huber said the man came up behind a police vehicle that was trailing the Verdi trade union rally.
"[Police] colleagues caught the attacker. One shot was fired at the vehicle. The attacker was arrested. We currently estimate that we have at least 28 people injured, some seriously,” Huber said, according to BBC. "The exact number has not yet been determined. As regards the attacker, what we can say is that he is a 24-year-old Afghan, with asylum seeker status."
Just ahead of JD Vance arriving in Munich to negotiate with Zelenski, an Afghan migrant suspect rammed a car through a crowd of people, injuring dozens, including children. This is the fifth mass attack in less than a year in Germany involving a migrant. Leftists there reject the… pic.twitter.com/1TM5efNJkE
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The man who drove a car into a crowd in Munich, Germany is an Afghan asylum seeker who has previously been arrested numerous times for theft and drug dealing.
At least 20 people were wounded and a toddler is fighting for his life. pic.twitter.com/UrvP06dkmC
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the suspect “must be punished” and “leave the country.”
"This perpetrator cannot hope for any leniency. He must be punished and he must leave the country," Scholz told reporters, according to Reuters.
"If it was an attack, we must take consistent action against possible perpetrators with all means of justice," he added.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned the incident in Munich.
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He says 'the suspect must be punished and must leave the country'pic.twitter.com/tTY0MHo3Kj