Germany: Muslim Migrant Faces Trial for Car Attack on Crowd That Killed Two, Reports Say He Shouted “Allahu Akbar”

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An Afghan national appeared before a German court on Friday to face trial over a devastating car-ramming attack in Munich last year that claimed the lives of a two-year-old girl and her mother and left dozens of others injured.

The accused, identified by prosecutors as 25-year-old Farhad N., is charged with two counts of murder and 44 counts of attempted murder. According to the prosecution, the attack was carried out with deliberate intent and driven by what they describe as an “extreme religious motivation.” Investigators have further stated that the suspect anticipated his own death during the assault.

The incident occurred on February 13, 2025, when Farhad N. allegedly drove his car directly into a trade union street demonstration attended by approximately 1,400 people in central Munich. The vehicle ploughed into the crowd before coming to an abrupt stop after traveling roughly 75 feet. Prosecutors said the car halted only because its front wheels lifted off the ground due to people lying in front of and trapped beneath the vehicle.

Among the victims were a 37-year-old woman and her young daughter, who were reportedly thrown nearly 10 metres through the air upon impact. Both sustained catastrophic head injuries and succumbed to them several days later. Dozens of others suffered serious physical and psychological injuries.

Court documents allege that Farhad N., who was born in Kabul, carried out the attack intentionally and without selecting specific targets, aiming instead to strike indiscriminately. Prosecutors have stated that after the rampage, he was heard shouting “Allahu Akbar,” an Arabic phrase meaning “God is the greatest.”

According to the indictment, the accused believed he had a religious duty to carry out violent acts in Germany as retaliation for what he perceived as the suffering of Muslims in various Islamic countries. Authorities maintain that this belief formed the ideological basis for the attack.

The Munich rampage was one of several deadly incidents in Germany involving migrants that year, and it intensified an already polarised national debate on immigration and security in the lead-up to the February 2025 general election.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)