After the attack in Munich: injured in mortal danger - perpetrator made!

After the attack in Munich: injured in mortal danger - perpetrator made!

A suspected terrorist attack today shook the city center of Munich. A 24-year-old man from Afghanistan deliberately drove into a crowd with a car and injured at least 36 people, some of them seriously, according to the Munich General Prosecutor's Office. The police assume attempted murder and suspects an Islamist motive because the suspect posted extremist ideas shortly before the crime on social media. According to Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, the perpetrator had a valid residence permit and was lawfully in Germany until the end, which further complicated the circumstances of his motivation. Mayor Dieter Reiter also commented and spoke of several seriously injured people, including children. The injury status could still deteriorate because some float in mortal danger, as the press reported, while the police continue to deal with securing evidence.

The reactions to the incident are unmistakable. Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised consistent measures to deport non-German offenders and underpinned this with the specific case of the suspect. "He is deported after being convicted," said Scholz. Prime Minister Markus Söder described the crime as an attack and called for a thorough examination and corresponding consequences. FC Bayern also commented and spoke of a difficult blow to the city. "Munich is our hometown and our home was heavily shaken today," said the club president Herbert Hainer in a message.

The background of the crime

According to initial knowledge, the Afghan perpetrator came to Germany as an unaccompanied minor refugee in 2016 and had been legitimate through vocational training in Germany. Interior Minister Herrmann reported that his asylum procedure was negatively completed in 2020, but was delayed because the deportation procedure did not take place. For their part, the Taliban are now open to cooperation in deportations, which indicates the complicated professional Situation of the alleged perpetrator and the possible next steps. The Afghan Cultural Association in Munich has also distanced itself from the crime and emphasized that violence is not an excuse, and it was a shame that innocently was injured.