A man suspected of crashing a car into a crowd in the German city of Munich on Thursday has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, a police spokesman said.
At least 28 people were injured in the incident, the spokesman said, 10 days before Germans head to the polls in a key election with migration high on the campaign agenda.
https://www.barrons.com/news/munich-car-ramming-suspect-is-afghan-asylum-seeker-police-6f52d061
Following Bild‘s earlier claim of internal police information that the man held by police over the driving of a car into a trade union demonstration was an Afghan, this fact has now been confirmed by the Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann. He said the Kabul-born Afghan “asylum seeker” was already known to police for drug crimes and theft.
The number of people known injured has also been increased to 28 and Herrmann said it is being treated as a presumed deliberate attack. That the car accelerated into the protest, having passed a police car, and that a police officer shot at the vehicle was also confirmed.
Distressingly, images from the scene show a baby stroller upended near to where the car came to a halt.
What is now being called an attack by the authorities comes just one day before the Munich Security Conference is due to take place in the city a short drive away. Attended by global leaders, the event is seen as a major meeting for security policymakers and practitioners and is due to last until the end of the weekend.
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Munich Car Ramming Suspect Is Afghan Asylum Seeker: Police – Barron’s