Local police in Munich, Germany, have launched an investigation after the car hit a crowd of people, with footage posted to social media showing a major operation in the city
Several people have been injured after a crowd reportedly drove into a crowd of people in a major German city.
Police in Munich have deployed a major presence in the city in the wake of the incident this morning following reports that a car ran down a group of people participating in a demonstration.
In a statement, Munich’s police said there was a “major police operation” unfolding in the area of Dachauer and Seidle Street. The statement reads: “There is currently a major police operation in the area of Dachauer Street and Seidle Street. We are on site.”
Munich-based journalist Sandra Demmelhuber reported on X, formerly Twitter, that she saw someone “lying on the street”, while another man was “taken away by police”.
The journalist said in a tweet that the collision took place during a demonstration for the German trade union Verdi, adding: “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.”
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