Fatal attack: Two people die at Magdeburg's Christmas market

Fatal attack: Two people die at Magdeburg's Christmas market

In a shocking incident, a suspected attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg cost at least two people their lives, including a toddler. This was confirmed by Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff. In addition, over 60 more people were injured, some of them seriously. According to the information of the Radio Euskirchen , the number of victims could still increase, since other injuries are in critical condition.

The attack occurred when a driver who was identified as a single offender raced into the crowd with a rental car and, according to the police, drove at least 400 meters above the Christmas market. The suspect, a Saudi doctor living in Germany, has already been arrested. He has lived in Germany since 2006 and was not known to the authorities as an Islamist, as the interior minister of the country, Tamara Zieschang. The police cordoned off the entire area around the Christmas market and hired tram traffic to support the emergency services in their work. Tents were set up to provide the numerous injuries on site, while several victims are treated in the Magdeburg University Hospital, such as "https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bei-masslichem-anschlag-auf-magseburger-Wehnacht-sterben-mindval. reported.