It led a car to a crowd of people in Munich, injuring at least 20 people as the southern German city is preparing for a higher security conference that is scheduled to be attended by US Vice Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelinsky.
The firefighting service said that many people were seriously injured.
The Munich Conference will begin on Friday, and senior officials, including Vans and Zelinski, were arriving later on Thursday.
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A large -scale police operation was underway near the central train station in Munich.
X police said they were able to detain the driver and did not consider him to pose any threat.
“One person lying on the street and a young man was transferred by the police. A correspondent of the local anchor BR was written in a post on X.
The incident on Thursday appears to have affected the people participating in a demonstration linked to a strike organized by the Verdi Federation, according to the broadcaster.
Al -Ittihad said he had no information about the accident.
The accident occurred about 1.5 km from the location of the security conference.
Security was in a sharp focus in Germany before the federal elections next week and after a series of violent attacks.
– WritingH AP and DPA
