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At least 20 are injured after a driver hits a group of people in Munich -UPDATED

13 February 2025 15:43 (UTC +04:00)

A driver drove a vehicle into a group of people in Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 20 people, authorities said, APA reports.

Authorities didn’t provide details about the incident near downtown Munich which took place around 10:30 a.m., including whether the people were hit deliberately.

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 that children were among those injured.

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A car has driven into a group of people in the German city of Munich, leaving several people injured, police said on Thursday, APA reports citing CNN.

The Bild newspaper reported that 15 people had been injured.

The Munich Security Conference is to start on Friday and US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are arriving later on Thursday.

There is a large-scale police operation underway near the central train station and officers are working to verify what has happened, a spokesperson said without giving further details.

Police said on X they were able to detain the driver and did not consider him to pose any further threat.