Security measures on Christmas markets: Vorarlberg remains calm

Security measures on Christmas markets: Vorarlberg remains calm

After a tragic attack in Magdeburg on Friday evening, in which at least five people were lost and around 200 injured, the police in Vorarlberg strengthened their security measures at Christmas markets. According to reports, the alleged perpetrator, a 50-year-old specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy from Saudi Arabia, lived in Germany since 2006 and is said to have been known as an opponent of Islam. This has led to an increased police presence in the region in the region. However, the Vorarlberg police calm down the population and emphasizes that the security situation on the Christmas markets has remained the same, so that visitors can enjoy them with a clear conscience, as reported.

In response to the incident, Thuringia, which comes up with the largest Christmas market in Erfurt, has set its own sign of compassion. The planned stage program was dispensed with on Saturday to commemorate the victims. The city of Erfurt stated that this regulation would also apply on the last day of the market. Instead, there was an ecumenical memorial worship on the cathedral square, in which Mayor Andreas Horn took part. Other cities such as Suhl and Eisenach also set similar rest signs and lowered the flags to half mast. While the Erfurt Christmas market was closed an hour earlier, Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier said that this step was due to the organizer's request without a police instruction being given, so mdr thuringia.