"The defendant faces two counts of murder and 44 counts of attempted murder for the February 13 incident. Prosecutors say the Afghan citizen was "motivated by exaggerated religious zeal" when he carried out the attack. State prosecutors say that during questioning the defendant spoke of a sense of obligation to arbitrarily kill people in Germany as a direct response to the suffering of Muslims worldwide."
"The attack, which targeted a union demonstration staged during the Munich Security Conference (MSC), killed a 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter, as well as gravely injuring some 44 more. Farhad N. was apprehended at the scene of the crime and has been in police detention since. Authorities say Farhad N. had been denied asylum in Germany but maintain that he nevertheless resided in the country legally."
The trial of Farhad N., a 25-year-old Afghan man, opened at Munich's Higher Regional Court on charges from a February 13 vehicle attack. Prosecutors charge him with two counts of murder and 44 counts of attempted murder and say he was motivated by exaggerated religious zeal. State prosecutors allege he told investigators he felt obligated to arbitrarily kill people in Germany in response to the suffering of Muslims worldwide. The attack targeted a union demonstration staged during the Munich Security Conference, killing a 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter and gravely injuring about 44 others. Farhad N. was apprehended at the scene, had been denied asylum but resided legally; the trial is set to end in late June 2026.
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