A car was driven at a union demonstration in Munich, injuring at least 30 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 least 28 people were injured and the suspect is believed to be a 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker. Earlier, they said on social platform X, formerly Twitter, that the driver was "secured" at the scene and no longer posed any danger.
Journalist Sanda Demmelhuber wrote on X: “There was an incident in Munich at the Verdi rally. A car drove into the demonstration. A person was lying on the street and a young man was taken away by the police. People were sitting on the ground, crying and shaking.”
It comes ahead of The Munich Security Conference on Friday with US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky set to arrive later on Thursday.
