Fatal Christmas market: BMW races in quantity and leaves chaos in Magdeburg

Fatal Christmas market: BMW races in quantity and leaves chaos in Magdeburg

In a tragic incident on December 21, 2024, a BMW crashed into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg at high speed, which died and injured five people. The suspect, the Saudi doctor Taleb A. (50), is currently in custody. He is charged with conjectures such as five -fold murder and multiple assault, as the Magdeburg public prosecutor announced. According to local reports, the market was crowded with visitors that evening when the car raced through the crowd "at least 400 meters" and left a trace of terror, like geo.tv reported

The injured comprises a variety of people, including Marco F. (39), an employee of Volkswagen who can stand roaring pain in the lower extremities. He told the Image that he looked at his cell phone in the accident and read the news about a collective bargaining at VW before the car came towards him. Other victims such as the couple Anne (40) and Matthias (49) also experienced the horrors of the attack, with Anne being thrown through the air several meters and fainted while her husband was looking for helpless.

The consequences of the attack

The dimension of the accident is reinforced by the reports on the number of injuries: some people are in a critical condition, while hospitals are overloaded with 86 seriously injured and 78 slightly injured people. The incident has disassembled a heated debate about security and migration in Germany during the election campaign, since the perpetrator has so far been identified as individual offenders and there is no further threats, according to the local authorities. According to the regional prime minister Reiner Haseloff, the suspect was described as a doctor from Saudi Arabia, who has lived in Germany since 2006, which increases the shocking circumstances.

The pictures of the scene flooded by rescue workers are disturbing, while screaming and the sound of sirens filled the air, according to Geo.tv . The incident not only shaken the city of Magdeburg, but also raises questions about public security. The urgent request of the injured person that political measures are urgently needed for more security remains in the air.