At least 28 people injured in Munich after car plows into crowd
A car plowed into a crowd in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, resulting in at least 28 people being injured, according to police reports.
Munich police said on social media platform X that "several people were injured" after "a car drove into a group of people" in the centre of the Bavarian state capital.
They said "the driver of the vehicle has been detained and does not present a danger".
In a later update, the police said the man suspected of crashing the car was a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
In 10 days Germans head to the polls in a key election with migration high on the campaign agenda.
Local media reported that the car, a Mini Cooper, drove into a group of striking workers from the Verdi union and that ambulances had rushed to the scene.
Police say the incident took place on a main road close to Munich's historic city centre.
It comes a day before the city is due to host the high-profile Munich Security.
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