Bloody attack on Christmas market: Ludwigshafen reacts affected!

Bloody attack on Christmas market: Ludwigshafen reacts affected!

On Friday evening there was a terrible incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, in which a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia raced into the crowd with a rented car. According to the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, at least two people were killed and over 60 others were injured, including many. The suspect was arrested and has lived in Germany since 2006, where he worked as a doctor in psychotherapy. Initial investigations confirm that it is probably a single offender, but the motif remains unclear so far. When the police arrived, the Christmas market was immediately closed and the tram traffic stopped, such as Tageschau.de reported.

reactions and effects

In response to the tragedy, the city of Ludwigshafen probably completely canceled its Christmas program on Berliner Platz. Christoph Keimes, managing director of the city marketing company Lukom, was deeply affected and will continue to proceed with Mayor Jutta Steinruck, as Rheinpfalz.de reported. Originally, various children's activities and fireworks were planned for Saturday, all of which will now be canceled. At the scene of the crime is the black BMW, which was used for the attack, which is still the subject of the investigation. The terrible incident has also triggered grief and horror nationwide, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Magdeburg on Saturday to express his sympathy.