A car drives through the Christmas market in Magdeburg and kills numerous people. The authorities assume an attack. Some things are still unclear.
A car drove into the crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. A lot is still unclear.
A car drives into a group of people at the Christmas market in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt in the early evening. Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff later speaks of at least two dead, an adult and a small child. According to official information, at least 60 people are injured, including 15 seriously injured Haseloff confirmed that the driver had been arrested. According to State Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang, the man is said to be a 50-year-old doctor from Bernburg, from Saudi Arabia The man came to Germany for the first time in 2006, works here and has a permanent residence permit. Haseloff assumes that he was a lone perpetrator and that there is no further danger. According to information from security circles, the suspected perpetrator is not known to be an Islamist. According to official information, the man is being interrogated. City spokesman Michael Reif says it is “an attack.” Injured people are treated on site, for example in front of market stalls, and gradually taken to hospitals .Tents are being set up to care for the injured. The police are talking about extensive operational measures. According to the police, the Christmas market is closed.
The exact number of people injured is still unclear. The name of the perpetrator has not yet been released. The background to the incident or the perpetrator’s motive is unclear.
Source: Stern
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