Week before polls, suspected car ramming attack in Germany injures 28

MUNICH: At least 28 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed into a crowd in Munich on Thursday in what the state premier said was probably an attack, putting security back in focus before next week’s federal election. The suspected attack came hours before international leaders including US V-P JD Vance and Ukrainian Prez Zelensky were due to arrive for Munich Security Conference.
Police said a white car had approached police vehicles that were accompanying a demonstration of striking workers, before speeding up and slamming into people. One shot was fired at the suspect and it was unclear if he was wounded, police added. Officers detained the 24-year-old driver. They said his motive was unclear. ” Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann said the suspect had been known to police for drug and shoplifting offences. His asylum application had been rejected, but he had not been forced to leave due to security concerns in Afghanistan.
Far-right AfD co-leader Alice Weidel focused on the driver being an Afghan asylum seeker. “Should this go on forever? Migration turnaround now!”