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Yep, those Germans are sharp!
And on top of everything.
Suppose the first clue was after he ran over 28
he got out of car yelling “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is great,”

from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/german-authorities-say-they-are-investigating-possible-islamic-extremist-motive-for-munich-car-ramming-attack

German authorities say they are investigating possible Islamic extremist
motive for Munich car-ramming attack
World Feb 14, 2025 2:10 PM EST
MUNICH (AP) — The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that
injured 39 people appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there’s no evidence that he was involved with any radical network, authorities said Friday.

The 24-year-old Afghan, who arrived in Germany as an asylum-seeker in
2016 and lived in Munich, was arrested after driving a Mini Cooper into
a labor union demonstration in the Bavarian city on Thursday. He was
arrested after police officers pulled him out of the car after firing a
shot at the vehicle, which didn’t hit him.

Authorities said 39 people were injured in the attack, two of them very seriously and eight seriously. A judge on Friday ordered that the
suspect — whom authorities identified only as Farhad N. in line with
German privacy rules — remain in custody pending a possible indictment.

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It was the fifth in a series of attacks involving immigrants over the
past nine months that have pushed migration to the forefront of the
campaign for Germany’s Feb. 23 election.

Prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann said that the suspect said “Allahu Akbar,”
or “God is great,” to police and then prayed after his arrest — which prompted a department that investigates extremism and terror to take on
the case immediately.

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In questioning, he admitted deliberately driving into the demonstration
and “gave an explanation that I would summarize as religious
motivation,” Tilmann said.

She didn’t give details, but added: “According to all we know at the moment, I would venture to speak of an Islamist motivation.” However,
there were no indications the suspect was in any Islamic extremist organization, she added.

He posted content with religious references — such as “Allah, protect us always” — on social media, where he described himself as a bodybuilder
and fitness model, Tilmann said.

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The deputy head of Bavaria’s state criminal police office, Guido Limmer,
said investigators found a chat, apparently with relatives, in which the suspect wrote “perhaps I won’t be there anymore tomorrow,” but so far they have found nothing that points to concrete preparations for the
attack or anyone else being involved.

The suspect had no previous convictions and had a valid residence
permit, although his asylum application had been rejected. He had jobs, including as a store detective. Tilmann said there was no indication of
mental illness.

Federal prosecutors, who deal with national security and terror cases in Germany, said later Friday they were taking over the investigation
because of the “particular significance of the case.”

The suspect is under investigation on 39 counts of attempted murder, as
well as bodily harm and dangerous interference with road traffic.

Well-wishers laid flowers and lit candles near the site of the attack.

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“I’m speechless,” said Anna Zagkoti, 37. “We had too many other cases like this in other German cities. For me its really sad and it can’t continue. Politicians have to do something and we as society as well. We
have to stand together and fight it.”

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier laid a flower at the scene
Friday morning. He condemned “the brutality of this act” and said that
it “leaves us stunned.”

The attack happened a day before the opening of the Munich Security
Conference, an annual gathering of international foreign and security
policy officials that is accompanied by heavy security.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance offered his condolences at the start of a bilateral meeting with Steinmeier on the sidelines of the event. “We
wish the government the best as you recover and try to care for the
victims and families,” he said.

Moulson reported from Berlin. Daniel Niemann and Aamer Madhani in Munich contributed to this report.

Left: Police officers look on at the site of a suspected ramming attack
in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/ Reuters

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