Afghan Man Arrested After Car Crashes Into Crowd, Injuring at Least 20, Including Children
At least 20 people were injured in Munich on Thursday morning, February 13, after a Mini Cooper drove into a crowd.
According to Bild, the driver, a 26-year-old Afghan man, was arrested at the scene. Munich Police assured the public via social media that the suspect had been secured and “currently poses no further danger.”
The incident occurred as global defense leaders, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, convened in the Bavarian city for a major security conference.
‘A person was lying on the street and a young man was taken away by the police,’ Sandra Demmelhuber said.
‘People were sitting on the ground, crying and shaking. Details still unclear,’ the reporter added.
Emergency responders are currently at the scene, providing assistance to the victims, while police work to determine whether the driver intentionally targeted the crowd.
‘Police investigations must now clarify whether he drove into the crowd intentionally or confused the accelerator and brake,’ Bild reported.
A 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’.
‘Eventually the police came and shot at the car window, so he retreated and took care of the injured’.
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.’
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