A car has driven into a group of people in the German city of Munich, leaving several people injured, police said on Thursday.
The Bild newspaper reported that 15 people had been injured.
The Munich Security Conference is to start on Friday and U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are arriving later on Thursday.
A large-scale police operation was underway near the southern city’s central train station.
Police said on X they were able to detain the driver and did not consider him to pose any further threat.
The incident appears to have affected people participating in a demonstration linked to a strike organised by the Verdi union, according to the local BR broadcaster.
The union said it did not have any information on the incident.
Es gab einen Vorfall in München bei der Verdi-Kundgebung. Ein Auto fuhr in den Demozug. Es liegt ein Mensch auf der Straße und ein junger Mann wurde von der Polizei abgeführt. Menschen sitzend weinend und zitternd am Boden. Einzelheiten noch unklar. @BR24 pic.twitter.com/9N3YvxbJ2O
— Sandra Demmelhuber (@SDemmelhuber) February 13, 2025