Dozens of people were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, February 13. The driver is an Afghan asylum seeker, according to police, and was identified in local media as Farhad N.
He was arrested at the scene and had a scheduled court appearance on Friday, February 14. Counter-terrorism police are now handling the investigation, but Bavaria’s state premier later said that there was no immediate indication of “previous extremist backgrounds,” by the individual.
The event in the center of Munich came after a series of deadly attacks in Germany, all allegedly involving immigrants, reports say. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the driver “must be punished and he must leave the country.” The incident took place 10 days before German federal elections.