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A car has driven into a crowd of trade union demonstrators in Munich, leaving multiple people injured including a child according to reports.
At least 15 people are said to be injured, Bild newspaper reported. Police confirmed on X they had detained the driver and did not consider him to pose a further threat.
Shots were fired before the driver accelerated and then sped into the demonstrators on Seidlstrasse, according to the German outlet. Police are working to clarify whether the move was deliberate or not.
Dozens of ambulances and police were seen at the site surrounding what appears to be a grey Mini Cooper with a smashed up windscreen. The incident reportedly took place at a rally organised by German trade union Verdi.
Someone was seen “lying on the street” and a young man was “taken away by police”, a journalist for BR24 reported. A child was among the injured, eyewitnesses said according to the journalist.
A spokesperson for local police said: “There is currently a major police operation in the area of Dachauer Straße. We are on site.”
Journalist Sandra Demmelhuber wrote in a post on X: “There was an incident in Munich at the Verdi rally. A car drove into the demonstration.
“A person was lying on the street and a young man was taken away by the police. People were sitting on the ground, crying and shaking. Details still unclear.”
Traffic disruptions are expected around the scene, police said. “Please avoid the area so that the emergency services can work unhindered,” they added.
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