Scholz wants to expel from Germany the man who injured 28 people in the Munich attack
A car has rammed into a group of people who were participating in a union demonstration
BarcelonaA car has rammed into a group of people taking part in a demonstration in the German city of Munich, leaving 28 people injured, some in critical condition. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder said that "it is presumed to be an attack."
The car, which involved a Mini Cooper, hit people who were taking part in a demonstration by the Verdi (Ver.di) public workers' union, the second largest in the country. The alleged perpetrator, who was arrested, is a 24-year-old Afghan man known to police for robberies and drug-related offences. He had requested asylum in the country in 2016 and had not been granted it. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a key electoral key for the federal elections on 23 February, has declared that the perpetrator "must be punished and must leave the country."
The incident occurred 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from the venue of the Munich Security Conference, which is to be held between Friday and Saturday, with the participation of defense ministers from European powers and the United States, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and the other guests are due to arrive in Munich on Thursday afternoon.
A large-scale police operation is underway near the central train station and officers are working to establish what happened, Reuters reports. Police have told X that they have arrested the driver of the vehicle that crashed into the crowd and that he no longer poses a threat. Police have set up a witness collection point at the Loewenbraeukeller, a historic beer hall in the German city.