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At least 20 injured after car drives into crowd in Germany’s Munich

At least 20 injured, some seriously, after a car drove into a group of people in Munich, authorities said.

Police take pictures of a car which drove into a crowd in Munich on February 13, 2025, injuring several people [Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters]

Published On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025

At least 20 people have been injured, some of them seriously, after a car drove into a group of people in the German city of Munich, authorities said.

Authorities did not provide details of the incident near downtown Munich that took place about 10:30am (09:30 GMT) on Thursday, including whether the victims were hit deliberately.

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Police said on social platform X that the driver was “secured” at the scene and no longer poses any danger. A damaged Mini Cooper could be seen at the scene.

The fire service said at least 20 people were injured, some of them seriously, German news agency DPA reported.

Mayor Dieter Reiter said he was “deeply shocked” by the incident. He said children were among those injured.

A demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di was taking place at the time of the incident. It was not immediately clear whether demonstrators were among the injured.

The incident comes a day before the three-day Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of international foreign and security policy officials, opens on Friday.

Police personnel walk past a car which drove into a crowd in Munich [Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters]
Source: News Agencies