At least 20 injured after car drives into crowd in Munich
2025-02-13
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A car has driven into a group of people in Munich leaving at least 20 injured, including two seriously, emergency services have said.The local fire service said some of those hurt were in a "life-threatening condition".The driver was detained at the scene and poses no further danger, local police said. A major operation is under way in the Dachauer Strasse area, near the German city's central train station.The incident happened at the scene of a rally linked to the transport union Verdi, according to local media. 
A police spokesman told broadcaster BR that officers were checking whether there was a link to the demonstration.Follow live updates on this storyMunich's mayor Dieter Reiter said children were among those injured."I am deeply shocked. My thoughts are with the injured," he told local media.The injured are being treated, police said, adding rescue helicopters were at the scene.Police said they could not confirm whether anyone else was involved, following unconfirmed reports of a second person in the car.
This comes hours before world leaders including Ukraine's President Zelensky and US Vice President JD Vance will arrive in the city for the Munich security conference, which takes place on Friday.The incident occurred around 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) from the security conference venue, and people have been advised to avoid the scene, which has been sealed off.Police have asked for eyewitnesses to come forward with information and footage of the incident.
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