German President visits site of car attack in Munich

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits the site of Thursday's car attack alongside Bavaria's President Markus Söder and Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter.

Many Munich residents have placed flowers and candles on the site. Police arrested an Afghan asylum seeker at the scene of what German leaders labelled a car ramming "attack" Thursday that wounded 30 people, some seriously, in the southern city of Munich.

The carnage came on the eve of an international security conference in the Bavarian city and amid a heated debate in Germany on immigration ahead of February 23 elections, following similar attacks. Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the "awful" attack and promised severe consequences.