A car has been driven at a trade union demonstration in Munich, injuring at least 28 people, in what authorities believe was an attack. Children are said to be among those hurt when the vehicle hit the crowd at a rally organised by German trade union Verdi on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told of hearing the sound of an engine roar before the crash close to the city’s central railway station. At a press conference, Bavarian governor Markus Söder told reporters the incident was “suspected to be an attack”. Police said at...

At least 20 people including children have been injured after a car drove into a group of people in central Munich, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether the people were hit deliberately in the incident, which took place at a square near downtown Munich around 10.30 am on Thursday. Police said on social platform X, formerly Twitter, that the driver was "secured" at the scene and no longer poses any danger. A damaged Mini could be seen at the scene. The fire service said at least 20 people...

At least 28 people were injured Thursday in Munich when a motorist drove his vehicle into a crowd, according to multiple news reports. Two of the injured are reportedly in critical condition. The suspect in the incident is believed to be 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker, according to CBS News. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said children were among the victims. Police said that the driver has been "secured" and doesn't pose a threat to the public at this time. This incident takes place just two months after a driver drove through a...

At least 20 people were injured when a driver rammed through a large demonstration in Munich Thursday morning — one day before the German city was set to host a conference of world leaders including Vice President JD Vance. Police say the suspect drove a Mini Cooper into the crowd of people leaving several injured just after 10:30 a.m. Officials said they “secured” the driver adding there was no further threat to the area. The incident happened in the area of the roads Dachauer Straße and Seidlstraße. A heavy police...

MUNICH, Germany— German police said Thursday that a car had driven into a crowd of people in the city of Munich, injuring at least 20 people. The incident came the day before a major security conference attended by world leaders was set to begin. The car struck pedestrians in the city center on or near Dachauer Straße and Seidlstraße and confirmed a "major police operation," police said, adding that the driver of the car had been "secured" by police and poses no further threat. Munich Fire Service spokesperson Bernhard Peschke...

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Several people have been injured after a car drove into a group of striking workers in the German city of Munich, local broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported on Thursday.

The driver of the vehicle has been “secured on site,” Munich police said in a post on X , adding that he “currently poses no further danger.”

Driver crashes into crowd in Munich, several injured A driver drove a vehicle into a group of people in Munich on Thursday, injuring several, German police said.Authorities didn't immediately give a specific number of injuries or provide details about the incident.Police said on social platform X that the driver was “secured” at the scene and no longer poses any danger.The Munich Security Conference is to start on Friday. Vice President JD Vance is expected to attend. A driver drove a vehicle into a group of people in Munich on Thursday,...