{"id":2402254,"date":"2025-02-13T11:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-afghan-asylum-seeker-plows-car-into-crowd-dozens-wounded-toddler-fighting-for-life\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:19:29","slug":"breaking-afghan-asylum-seeker-plows-car-into-crowd-dozens-wounded-toddler-fighting-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-afghan-asylum-seeker-plows-car-into-crowd-dozens-wounded-toddler-fighting-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Afghan &#8216;Asylum Seeker&#8217; Plows Car Into Crowd, Dozens Wounded, Toddler &#8216;Fighting for Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-afghan-asylum-seeker-plows-car-into-crowd-dozens-wounded-toddler-fighting-for-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402254&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday,\u2064 an Afghan asylum-seeker drove a\u2063 car into a union demonstration in central Munich,\u200d injuring at \u2063least 28\u200c people, including children. Authorities suspect\u2064 the incident was a intentional attack. The driver, aged 24, was apprehended \u2064after police fired at his vehicle. bavaria&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-members-agree-to-10-point-plan-to-settle-ukrainian-refugees\/\" title=\"EU Members Agree To 10-Point Plan To Settle Ukrainian Refugees\">state interior minister<\/a> reported \u200cthat the suspect had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prior criminal records related<\/a> to\u200b theft and drug offenses. Bavarian \u2063officials expressed their \u200bshock and sorrow \u2062for the victims,\u2064 with authorities emphasizing the need for change in\u200b response to the rising incidents\u2063 of violence linked to \u2064immigration. This attack follows other violent incidents\u2063 in the \u200bregion, raising\u200c concerns about public safety. The Munich Security Conference is set to take place in the area, and while officials believe the car ramming is not\u200d connected to the conference, investigations into the \u200bmotive are ongoing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A driver drove a car into a union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an attack.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, an Afghan asylum-seeker, was arrested. The incident follows a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christmas-market-hit-horrific-attack-numerous-casualties-reported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks involving immigrants<\/a> in recent months that have pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germany&rsquo;s Feb. 23 election.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in a demonstration by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-dnc-pro-palestinian-protesters-represent-modern-day-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eric Trump says DNC pro-Palestinian protesters represent \u2018modern-day Democratic Party\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">service workers&#038;rsquo<\/a>; union ver.di were walking along a street at about 10:30 a.m. when the car overtook a police vehicle following the gathering, accelerated, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/security-barriers-removed-bourbon-street-weeks-new-orleans-attack-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plowed<\/a> into the back of the group, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers arrested the suspect after firing a shot at the car, Deputy Police Chief Christian Huber said. He added that at least 28 people were believed to be injured, some of them seriously. A damaged Mini was seen at the scene, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-28-are-hurt-as-a-driver-plows-into-a-demonstration-in-germany-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"At least 28 are hurt as a ... plows into a demonstration in Germany - Washington Examiner\">debris including shoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was a 24-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-goes-viral-epic-takedown-cbs-interviewer-dont-really-care-margaret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghan asylum-seeker<\/a>, Huber said. Bavaria&rsquo;s state interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, said he was known to authorities in connection with theft and drug offenses, but he didn&rsquo;t give further details. The state&rsquo;s justice minister, Georg Eisenreich, said a prosecutors&rsquo; department that investigates extremism and terror was looking into the case.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is simply terrible,&rdquo; Bavarian Gov. Markus S&ouml;der told reporters at the scene. &ldquo;We feel with the victims. We are praying for the victims. We hope very much that they all make it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is suspected to be an attack &mdash; a lot points to that,&rdquo; S&ouml;der added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The man who drove a car into a crowd in Munich, Germany is an Afghan asylum seeker who has previously been arrested numerous times for theft and drug dealing.<\/p>\n<p>At least 20 people were wounded and a toddler is fighting for his life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrvP06dkmC\">pic.twitter.com\/UrvP06dkmC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Visegr&aacute;d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1890006135652200689?\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Mayor Dieter Reiter said he was &ldquo;deeply shocked&rdquo; by the incident. He said that children were among those injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Munich incident comes three weeks after a two-year-old boy and a man were killed in a knife attack in Aschaffenburg, also in Bavaria. An Afghan whose asylum application was rejected was the suspect in that attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Aschaffenburg attack followed knife attacks in Mannheim and in Solingen last year in which the suspects were immigrants from Afghanistan and Syria, respectively &mdash; in the latter case, also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-chancellor-vows-increased-deportations-after-muslim-asylum-seekers-alleged-deadly-attack\/\" title=\"German Chancellor Vows Increased Deportations After Muslim Asylum Seeker&#039;s Alleged Deadly ...\">rejected asylum-seeker<\/a> who was supposed to have left the country.<\/p>\n<p>In the December Christmas market car ramming in Magdeburg, the suspect was a Saudi doctor who previously had come to various regional authorities&rsquo; attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is more evidence that we can&rsquo;t go from attack to attack and show dismay, thank police for their deployment,&rdquo; S&ouml;der said. &ldquo;We actually have to change something. This is not the first such act. So, we feel with the people today, but at the same time we are determined that something must change in Germany, and quickly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Herrmann said authorities do not believe the car ramming was connected to the conference, but they still need to determine the motive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Authorities suspect it was an attack and have arrested the driver, an Afghan asylum-seeker. This incident is part of a troubling trend of attacks linked to immigrants ahead of Germany&#8217;s February 23 election. The suspect reportedly accelerated into the crowd after overtaking a police vehicle. Deputy Police Chief Christian Huber confirmed the injuries and noted that some were serious. The suspect has prior arrests for theft and drug offenses, according to local officials. Bavarian Governor Markus S\u00f6der expressed his condolences for the victims and emphasized the need for change in response to such violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cca1112009a4d52af5efc0381f00d78-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7228,37152,47201,8638,50327],"class_list":["post-2402254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-afghanistan","tag-asylum-seeker","tag-car-attack","tag-injuries","tag-toddler-survival"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cca1112009a4d52af5efc0381f00d78-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402254"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402262,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402254\/revisions\/2402262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}