Fatal attack on Magdeburg Christmas market: five dead and 205 injuries!

Fatal attack on Magdeburg Christmas market: five dead and 205 injuries!

A terrible attack shakes Magdeburg in the run -up to Christmas: On Friday evening, a car freaked out into a crowd at the Christmas market at full speed and left a trail of devastation. The result is five dead, including a nine -year -old child, and more than 200 injuries. The alleged perpetrator, a doctor from Bernburg who comes from Saudi Arabia and has lived in Germany since 2006, was quickly arrested. Tragically, he managed to get to the central square through an escape and escape route, which was obviously not sufficiently secured. Despite prior security measures, this path was intended for emergencies and was not protected by bollards or locks, as head of the head Ronni Krug said. The entire journey only lasted about three minutes for the police to stop him, reports tagesschau.de .

The public prosecutor sees the incident a possible terrorist attack, while the motivating element of the perpetrator may have been dissatisfied with the handling of Syrian refugees in Germany after initial investigations. According to the authorities, interrogations continuously to uncover the exact background. The charges will be directed against the suspects because of five murder and attempted murder in 200 cases. The perpetrator had previously commented on social media as Islam and was politically persecuted in Germany and was granted asylum. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser referred to him as "obviously Islamophobic", such as reported.