Two fatalities after attack - moving speech by Mayor Reiter
Commemoration after the attack: “Munich stands for diversity, tolerance, respect and equal opportunities”
Munich is mourning the two fatalities following the attack in Munich's Maxvorstadt district on February 13, 2025. On Thursday afternoon, a memorial service was held at Stiglmaierplatz, at which Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter spoke and commemorated the two deceased, a municipal employee and her two-year-old daughter.
On Sunday, the relatives of the deceased addressed the public in a statement. Citizens can sign the book of condolence at the town hall. Information on the investigation and contact points for those affected can be found here.
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Öffentliche Gedenkveranstaltung am 13. Februar 2026
Am Freitag, 13. Februar 2026, gedachten die Landeshauptstadt München und die Gewerkschaft ver.di gemeinsam der Opfer des Anschlags auf die ver.di-Streikdemonstration vom Februar 2025. Eingeladen waren alle Betroffenen, Helfenden, Gewerkschafter*innen sowie alle Münchner*innen, die gemeinsam erinnern, trauern und Solidarität zeigen wollten.
„Ein Jahr ist vergangen. Ein Jahr seit dem Tag, der München veränderte. Ein Jahr seit dem furchtbaren Anschlag, der Amel und Hafsa das Leben kostete und viele von Ihnen verletzte – körperlich und seelisch. Der Schmerz ist nicht vergangen. Für manche beginnt er jeden Tag neu“, sagte Bürgermeister Dominik Krause in Vertretung des erkrankten Oberbürgermeisters Dieter Reiter zu den Teilnehmenden der Veranstaltung. „Für manche von Ihnen ist das Erlebte zu einer täglichen Herausforderung geworden. Was an jenem Tag geschah, wirkt fort – in Nächten ohne Schlaf, in Ängsten, in Schmerzen, im Ringen um Normalität. Ich wünsche Ihnen Kraft für Ihre Genesung. Und ich versichere Ihnen: Die Stadt München steht fest an Ihrer Seite.“
Impressionen von der Gedenkveranstaltung
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Munich police on the injured and the course of the crime
On Friday morning, the police provided information about the course of events and the current number of injuries.
According to the police, a demonstration of a ver.di event with around 1,500 people was on its way from Seidlstraße towards Königsplatz on Thursday morning. At the corner of Seidlstraße and Karlstraße, a man in a car, a Mini Cooper, drove into the group of people from behind, killing two people and injuring at least 37 others.
Numerous emergency services and civil protection teams were on the scene to provide medical care to the injured and care for those affected. Emergency psychosocial care teams were also deployed.
Mother and two-year-old child killed after attack
On Saturday evening, the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation announced that a mother who worked for the City of Munich and her two-year-old child had succumbed to their serious injuries. Their condition was considered very critical after the attack.
Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter was deeply saddened: “My thoughts are with the family of the victims and their relatives and friends. The pain is beyond words. In these dark times, we will offer the family all possible support.”
Donation account for those affected by the attack
The city has set up a donation account to support the victims of the attack. The donations will be used to provide financial assistance to those directly affected by the attack who have suffered physical and/or psychological damage. In addition, projects to support those affected can also be funded from the donation account.
Donations can be made immediately to:
Landeshauptstadt München
IBAN: DE86 7015 0000 0000 2030 00
BIC: SSKMDEMMXXX
Purpose: Hilfe Anschlagsopfer
The trade unions have also set up a donation account:
Gewerkschaften helfen e.V.
IBAN: DE55 2505 0000 0152 0114 90
BIC: NOLADE2HXXX
Purpose: Opfer Demo München
Statement from the relatives:
In a statement, which the family has also released for publication on the channels of the City of Munich and muenchen.de, the relatives address the public:
“First of all, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to those who have shown sincere sympathy and solidarity. We would like to thank the helpers, nurses and doctors for their support, guidance and emotional support. Amel was born in Algeria and came to Germany when she was four years old. She studied environmental protection in Cologne and Bingen. She has worked as an engineer for the City of Munich since 2017. She was project and subject area manager.
She had been living in Munich with her husband and daughter Hafsa since 2017. Amel was a person who stood up for justice. She was active for solidarity, equality and stood up for workers' rights and against xenophobia and exclusion. It was very important to her to pass these values on to her daughter.
We want to reaffirm that death and loss should not be used to stir up hatred and politicize it. We have said it all with this statement and would urge you to refrain from inquiries, as the focus is now on grief and loss.”
Family and friends
Book of condolence
The City of Munich had placed a book of condolences for the two victims on the second floor of City Hall from February 17 to 25, in which Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter signed with the following words: “Munich mourns. We are all deeply shocked. The brutal attack on the demonstration has struck us right in the heart. Our thoughts and sympathy are with all the victims and their families - especially the family of the two murdered men and their relatives and friends. Let us stand together in this difficult time!”
At the request of the family of the two victims Amel and Hafsa, the city has removed weather-sensitive expressions of sympathy, such as letters and cuddly toys, from the memorial site in Seidlstraße, as the family would like to keep them. The items will be handed over to the family together with the book of condolences.
Auszüge aus der Trauerrede von OB Reiter
Reel: Memorial service in Munich Cathedral
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The current status of the investigation into the suspect
The Munich police were able to pull the driver out of the car on the spot and arrest him; a shot was fired, but the driver was not hit.
The suspect is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker residing in Munich who, according to the information available on Thursday evening, had a valid residence permit at the time of the crime. He is known to the police from investigations in which he was a witness due to his previous work as a store detective.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating a possible Islamist motive for the crime.
An arrest warrant was issued for the accused by an investigating judge on Friday and pre-trial detention was ordered. Due to the particular importance of the case, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office took over the investigation from the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office on February 14.