BERLIN — A car was driven into a crowd in Munich, Germany on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people.
Police said authorities detained the driver, and during the arrest fired a shot at the vehicle.
They identified the suspect as a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
The incident took place as members of a service workers’ union held a demonstration.
Bavarian Governor Markus Soder told reporters that what happened appeared to be an attack.
Authorities said several of the people hurt had serious injuries.
The city is due to host the Munich Security Conference beginning Friday.
Conference organizers issued a statement saying they were “deeply saddened” by the incident.
Some information for this report was provided by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
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