A car plowed into demonstrators in Munich on Thursday injuring at least 28 people, in what a local official said was a suspected attack, shortly before world leaders were set to descend on the southern German city for a high-level security conference. <\/p>\n
The suspect is believed to be a 24-year-old asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, according to a police spokesperson. <\/p>\n
Children were among the injured, according to the city\u2019s mayor, Dieter Reiter. <\/p>\n
Authorities launched a major operation near the city\u2019s central train station, a spokesperson said, according to Reuters. Police detained the driver and did not consider him a further threat, the force said in a post on X. <\/p>\n
On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance and other top diplomats will attend the Munich Security Conference, about 1 mile (1.5 kilometers) from the location of Thursday\u2019s incident. <\/p>\n
The car hit a group of protesters staging a demonstration linked to a strike organized by the Verdi union, according to local broadcaster BR24. Verdi is the key trade union for Germany\u2019s public sector. <\/p>\n
Those on the picket line were employees for local childcare services, according to the union, which organized the rally after negotiations for federal and local public service wages had stalled. <\/p>\n
Verdi said it had no further information on the incident. <\/p>\n
One person said they witnessed police shooting at the car. \u201cI saw that a man was lying underneath the car,\u201d the eyewitness told German program BR24. \u201cThen I tried to open the door, but it was locked.\u201d <\/p>\n
Eventually, the eyewitness retreated and turned to those injured, BR24 reported. <\/p>\n
The mayor of the Bavarian city was \u201cdeeply shaken\u201d by the incident, according to German newspaper Bild. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe police president has informed me that a vehicle drove into a group of people and many people were injured,\u201d said Dieter Reiter. \u201cI am deeply shaken. My thoughts are with the injured.\u201d <\/p>\n
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