A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died from injuries sustained in a car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in Munich, German police confirmed on Saturday.
The attack, which occurred on Thursday, left 39 people injured. Authorities arrested a 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker at the scene and later stated that he appeared to have an Islamic extremist motive. However, prosecutors found no evidence linking him to a broader radical network.
Initially, police reported that two victims were critically injured. On Saturday, Bavaria’s state criminal police office announced that both had succumbed to their injuries. The victims were identified as a 37-year-old woman from Munich and her 2-year-old daughter, according to the German news agency dpa.
The attack marks the fifth incident in the past nine months involving immigrants, fueling a heated national debate on migration policies ahead of Germany’s February 23 elections.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the attack site on Saturday, laying a white rose at an improvised memorial in tribute to the victims.
Authorities continue to investigate the attacker’s background and potential motives as Germany grapples with concerns over security and integration policies.
