The person in custody is an Afghan asylum seeker who was previously known to police due to drug-related offenses and theft.
At least 28 people have been injured, some of them seriously, when a car drove into a group of people in the German city of Munich, authorities say.
Authorities did not provide details of the incident near the center of Munich that took place about 10:30 am (09:30 GMT) on Thursday, including whether the victims were hit deliberately.
Police said on the social media platform X that the driver was “secured” at the scene and no longer posed any danger. A damaged Mini Cooper could be seen at the scene.
The fire service said at least 28 people were injured, two of them seriously, according to German news reports.
Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane, reporting from Wetzlar, Germany, said the driver of the car is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who was previously known to police due to drug-related offenses and petty theft.
Kane quoted Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder as describing the incident as a “probable attack”.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it was a “terrible attack”.
“We are shocked by a terrible attack in Munich,” he posted on the social media platform X on Thursday and added that “the perpetrator must feel the full force of the law.
