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28 People Injured In German City Of Munich As Car Drives Into Crowd In “Suspected Attack”


28 People Injured In German City Of Munich As Car Drives Into Crowd In “Suspected Attack”

While Berlin is some 313 miles (504 km) away, security – involving bag checks and road barriers – is expected to be tight around this evening’s opening ceremony. The incident is likely to enflame debate in Germany over its immigration policy in the lead up to general elections on February 23, in which the far-right, anti-immigrant AfD is polling strongly in certain parts of the country. It also comes just two months after an attack on a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg in December, in which six people died and 300 were injured when a long-time Saudi-born resident and doctor drove his car into stall-holders and shoppers.

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