Toddler Succumbs to Injuries After Car-Ramming Incident Involving Afghan Migrant in Munich
A 37-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter lost their lives when an Afghan asylum seeker drove into a labor union protest. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The attacker intentionally drove into a crowd in what authorities are considering a suspected act of “Islamic extremism.”
A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter have succumbed to injuries from a car-ramming incident in Munich, officials confirmed on Saturday. They were among at least 39 individuals injured when a vehicle, operated by a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, crashed into a labor union demonstration.
The event took place on Thursday, just prior to the Munich Security Conference. The suspect, identified in local media as Farhad N., faces 36 charges, including attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, and reckless driving.
“Unfortunately, we have to confirm the deaths today of the two-year-old child and her 37-year-old mother,” police spokesman Ludwig Waldinger told AFP on Saturday.
During questioning, the suspect reportedly admitted to intentionally driving into the crowd. Senior public prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann stated that the suspect acted for “religious reasons,” leading authorities to investigate the incident as motivated by extremism.
“We don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but given what has happened, we assume this was an Islamic extremist attack,” Tilmann said at a press conference on Friday, adding that the suspect shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ when he was apprehended. “I can’t say more about it, but his statements suggest a religious motive.”
Tilmann noted that there is currently no evidence indicating the suspect was linked to any terrorist organization or that he had any accomplices. A search of his residence did not yield any signs that he specifically targeted the union rally or that the attack was connected to the nearby security conference.
Having arrived in Germany in 2016 as an unaccompanied minor, the suspect obtained legal residency. Munich police indicated that he had no prior convictions and had only been known to authorities as a witness in previous investigations.
This incident follows a similar attack in December, when a 50-year-old Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market crowd in Magdeburg, resulting in five deaths and over 200 injuries. The current situation marks the fifth incident involving immigrants in Germany within the last nine months, according to AP, intensifying discussions about migration policies ahead of the federal election on February 23.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the scene of the attack on Saturday, where he laid a white rose at an impromptu memorial. He condemned the act, emphasizing that the perpetrator “must be punished and must leave the country.”
In a separate incident on Saturday, a 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Villach, Austria, by a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who had legal residency. “I am angry – angry at those politicians who have allowed stabbings, rapes, gang wars, and other capital crimes to become the order of the day in Austria,” expressed right-wing leader Herbert Kickl, whose Freedom Party of Austria secured 28% of the vote in September’s elections but has yet to form a coalition government.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter have succumbed to injuries from a car-ramming incident in Munich, officials confirmed on Saturday. They were among at least 39 individuals injured when a vehicle, operated by a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, crashed into a labor union demonstration.
The event took place on Thursday, just prior to the Munich Security Conference. The suspect, identified in local media as Farhad N., faces 36 charges, including attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, and reckless driving.
“Unfortunately, we have to confirm the deaths today of the two-year-old child and her 37-year-old mother,” police spokesman Ludwig Waldinger told AFP on Saturday.
During questioning, the suspect reportedly admitted to intentionally driving into the crowd. Senior public prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann stated that the suspect acted for “religious reasons,” leading authorities to investigate the incident as motivated by extremism.
“We don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but given what has happened, we assume this was an Islamic extremist attack,” Tilmann said at a press conference on Friday, adding that the suspect shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ when he was apprehended. “I can’t say more about it, but his statements suggest a religious motive.”
Tilmann noted that there is currently no evidence indicating the suspect was linked to any terrorist organization or that he had any accomplices. A search of his residence did not yield any signs that he specifically targeted the union rally or that the attack was connected to the nearby security conference.
Having arrived in Germany in 2016 as an unaccompanied minor, the suspect obtained legal residency. Munich police indicated that he had no prior convictions and had only been known to authorities as a witness in previous investigations.
This incident follows a similar attack in December, when a 50-year-old Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market crowd in Magdeburg, resulting in five deaths and over 200 injuries. The current situation marks the fifth incident involving immigrants in Germany within the last nine months, according to AP, intensifying discussions about migration policies ahead of the federal election on February 23.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the scene of the attack on Saturday, where he laid a white rose at an impromptu memorial. He condemned the act, emphasizing that the perpetrator “must be punished and must leave the country.”
In a separate incident on Saturday, a 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Villach, Austria, by a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who had legal residency. “I am angry – angry at those politicians who have allowed stabbings, rapes, gang wars, and other capital crimes to become the order of the day in Austria,” expressed right-wing leader Herbert Kickl, whose Freedom Party of Austria secured 28% of the vote in September’s elections but has yet to form a coalition government.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
