Multiple injured after car crashes into crowd in Germany

At least fifteen people have been injured after a car plowed into a crowd during a union rally in Munich, Germany, local media have reported. According to reports citing eyewitness, the car deliberately drove into the crowd. Bystanders also claimed there were two attackers, one of whom was shot by police and carried away.

The Munich police department confirmed the incident in a statement on X. “A vehicle drove into a group of people. We have strong forces on site,” the statement read, without providing details on the number of injured.

A further statement claimed officers had been able to capture the driver and he “currently poses no further danger.”The police warned there will be traffic disruptions in the area while they probe the incident, and asked local residents to avoid the scene so as not to interfere with the work of the emergency services.

The rally at which the incident occurred was organized by the United Services Union, or Verdi, the second largest trade union in Germany after IG Metal.