Fatal Car Ramming Attack in Munich Claims Lives of Mother and Child

A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter tragically died on Saturday due to injuries sustained when an Afghan national drove a car into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, as confirmed by German police. These are the first fatalities resulting from the incident. Initially, at least 39 people were reported injured, some critically, when the car ploughed into trade union activists protesting for higher pay. Authorities are investigating the incident as a religiously motivated attack. The tragic event has refocused attention on security issues ahead of Germany's federal election on February 23. The attack occurred just hours before the arrival of international leaders in the southern German city for the annual event.