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I saw that a man was lying underneath the car,
the eyewitness told German program BR24.
It was probably an attack,
Bavaria state premier Markus Soeder told reporters
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.”
Journalist Sanda Demmelhuber wrote on X
Suddenly there was an engine roar behind us, wheels spinning and then there was just a clattering.”
Udo Kunte told Merkur, a local newspaperAt the moment there are 20 injured, several of them seriously and some of them in a life-threatening condition,
fire service spokesman Bernhard Peschke told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
I am deeply shocked. My thoughts are with the injured."
He told the German tabloid Bild
The police chief has just informed me that a vehicle drove into a group of people and unfortunately many people were injured, including children. My thoughts are with the injured."
He was quoted as saying by media website Suddeutsche Zeitung
The driver was able to be secured on site and currently poses no further danger,
police said
There is currently a major police operation in the area of Dachauer Straße. We are on site.”
A spokesperson for local police saidPlease avoid the area so that the emergency services can work unhindered,
they addedThere is no further danger from him at the moment,
Munich police spokesman Thomas Schelshorn said