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A tragic vehicle attack in Munich has claimed the lives of a 37-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter, both of whom succumbed to their injuries sustained in Thursday’s incident. The incident was similar to another German terrorist attack in December. 

According to a spokesperson from the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation, the victims were from Munich, and the mother worked for the city.

At least 37 other individuals, including multiple children, were injured when a white Mini Cooper plowed into a crowd during a Verdi trade union demonstration in central Munich, authorities reported.

Suspect Identified

The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker Farhad Noori, was arrested at the scene and appeared before a Munich court on Friday. According to Senior Munich Public Prosecutor Gabriele Tillmann, Noori acted alone and admitted to deliberately driving into the crowd.

Prosecutors revealed that after the attack, Noori shouted "Allah Akbar," meaning "God is great," to responding officers. Tillmann stated that while authorities suspect a religious motivation influenced by Islamist ideology, there is no confirmed link to extremist organizations such as ISIS.

Investigators found a farewell message on Noori’s WhatsApp sent to a relative before the attack, stating, "Maybe I won’t be here tomorrow." However, no evidence has surfaced connecting him to a broader network or organizational planning.

German Terrorist Attack: A Similar Act 

The Munich attack closely follows a similar tragic event in Magdeburg just days before Christmas. In that incident, a car was intentionally driven into crowds at a Christmas market, killing two people and injuring nearly 70 others.

According to Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff, the victims included a young child and an adult. The suspect in the Magdeburg attack, a doctor from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany since 2006, used a rental car to carry out the attack.

German authorities have classified both incidents as acts of terrorism.