A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker suspected of carrying out an attack drove a car into a trade union demonstration in Munich, injuring at least 30 people, including children. The incident occurred during a strike by public sector workers and is expected to further inflame tensions ahead of this month's election in Germany.
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has driven a car into a trade union demonstration in Munich , injuring at least 30 people, German police have said, in a suspected attack that is expected to inflame tensions before this month’s election.
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz said on X that as chancellor he would “impose law and order decisively”. “The security of people in Germany will be the top priority for us,” he said. “Everyone must feel safe again in our country. Something has got to change in Germany.
Bavaria’s state interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, said the suspect was known to police in connection with theft and drug offences. Scholz noted the difficulty of deporting Afghan nationals because Germany does not have diplomatic relations with the ruling Taliban. But he stressed his centre-left-led government had taken measures to ensure more suspects accused of violent crimes could be returned to the war-ravaged country.
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