“It is suspected that it is an attack. There are many indications of this,” said Governor Bavaro, Markus Söder.
ADVERTISINGPolice authorities confirmed that At least 30 people were injuredIn Munich, including several children, when a car rushed over a group of protesters. The suspect, identified as a 24 -year -old Afghan asylum seeker was arrested immediately at the scene.
The incident occurred Around 10:30 In a place near the center of Munich, where the Verdi Services Union made a demonstration. In the place a mini car damaged and various personal objects scattered, including shoes. Of the injuredat least two are in serious condition.
“We want strongly that they all survive”
“We sympathize with the victims, we are praying for them and we want to strongly survive,” said Governor Bávaro, Markus Söder, to journalists at the scene. “It is suspected that it is an attack; Many indications point to it, “added Söder.
The Interior Minister of the State of Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, said in an interview with a local medium that The suspect had no backgroundas indicated above. Herrmann had also previously pointed out that the authorities believe that the protest was probably a random objective. And the Minister of Justice Bavaro, Georg Eisenreich, added that a department of the Prosecutor’s Office that investigates extremism and terrorism is investigating the case.
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzalso had words about the incident, which he described as “A terrible attack“And he indicated that” who commits a crime in Germany will not only be severely punished and will have to go to prison, but also must expect that You cannot continue your stay in Germanysomething that also applies to countries to which it is very difficult to send people back. “
The incident occurred on the eve of the Munich Security Conference, an important international meeting of foreign policy and security officials that will begin tomorrow Friday, which has led to strengthening security measures in the capital of Bavara. The city mayor, Dieter Reiter, was shown “deeply shocked“For what happened.
Face -to -face witnesses
An eyewitness informed ‘Br’ that The car would have deliberately overwhelmed the crowd. Munich police have set up a point of collection of information from the witnesses of the event and asks for citizen collaboration to Clarify what happenedalthough the authorities have requested caution and do not speculate on what happened.
Interior Minister Bavaro indicated that the authorities do not believe that the attack was related to the security conference that will be held in the regional capital, but They still need to determine the reason.
The incident occurs after a series of attacks that have involved people of foreign origin in recent months and who have put the immigration as one of the central themes of the German elections of February 23in which the surveys place in second position the alternative extreme right party for Germany (AFD). The ultra -rightist training is stirring the campaign by frequently associating crime with irregular immigration.
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