A car plowed into demonstrators in Munich on Thursday injuring at least 36, in what a local official said was a suspected attack, shortly before world leaders were due in the southern German city for a high-level security conference.

At least 30 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed into a crowd in Munich, putting security back in focus before next week's federal election.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. and Russian officials would meet in Munich on Friday and that Ukraine was also invited, however Kyiv responded that it did not expect to hold talks with Russia in the German city.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13 that U.S. representatives will attend a meeting with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts during the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14. "They're having a meeting in Munich tomorrow.