Munich car attack: At least 20 people, including children, injured in suspected Mini ramming 'attack'

At least 20 people, including children, have been injured after a car drove into a group of people in central Munich, authorities said.

It was not immediately clear whether the people were hit deliberately in the incident, which took place at a square near downtown Munich around 10.30am on Thursday.

Emergency services attend the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich, Germany | AP

Police said on social platform X, the driver was “secured” at the scene and no longer posed any danger. A damaged Mini could be seen at the scene.

The fire service said at least 20 people were injured, some of them seriously, German news agency dpa reported.

Mayor Dieter Reiter said he was “deeply shocked” by the incident. He said that children were among those injured.

Emergency services attend the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich, Germany | AP

A demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di was taking place at the time of the incident. It was not immediately clear whether demonstrators were among the injured.

The Bavarian capital will see heavy security in the coming days because the three-day Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of international foreign and security policy officials, opens on Friday.