Auto attack in Munich: 28 injuries! Söder speaks of attack!

Auto attack in Munich: 28 injuries! Söder speaks of attack!

In Munich, a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has deliberately controlled his car into a group of people. This attack, which Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder described as a "alleged attack", led to at least 28 injuries, including several seriously injured. The police report that the suspect was already known to the police and had previously been noticed by shoplifting and drug offenses. When he was arrested in a video, shots were also made, which illustrates the dramatic circumstances of the incident. According to Söder, everything indicates that it is an attack that is not only shocking, but also a proof of the growing threat situation in Germany, such as reported.

The reaction to this incident takes place in a particularly sensitive context, since more than 60 heads of state and government are expected just a few days before the Munich Security Conference. In a first statement, the conference line was expressed with great dismay, but left open what consequences this incident could have for the event. Söder emphasized on the spot that one had to react to such attacks and that changes in the security situation were necessary. Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann made it clear that the motive of the Afghan was still unclear, and there were no indications of a connection with the upcoming security conference, as well as dailyspiegel.de reported.

The police have set up a witness collection point and calls on all the people who have relevant videos or pictures of the incident to upload them via a special platform. The investigation is taken over by the Bavarian Central Office for Extremism and Terrorism in order to comprehensively clarify the background of this shattering attack.