Shock in Magdeburg: Car rest over Christmas market - eleven deaths!

Shock in Magdeburg: Car rest over Christmas market - eleven deaths!

In a shocking incident at the Magdeburg Christmas market, a car raced into a crowd tonight. At 7:04 p.m. a surveillance video showed how a dark BMW drove through the festive atmosphere over 400 meters long and triggered chaos. Tragically, eleven people died, while between 60 and 80 more people were injured. The driver was arrested on site, as was made both Oe24 href = "https://www.bild.de/regional/magdburg/Magdurg-video-soll-zeigen-auto-in-weihnacht-rast-6765cb00a34dcb59b668025"> Report

The public prosecutor and the security authorities describe the incident as a "attack", as Saxony-Anhalt's government spokesman Matthias Schuppe announced. The suspect, an approximately 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, was not previously known as an Islamist. There is currently no precise knowledge about the motif. The car was secured at the scene of the crime, and it is believed that there is an explosive device in the vehicle. The police have sealed off the area around the Christmas market and the market itself was closed.

chaos at the Christmas market

Fear and panic spread among the visitors when they tried to escape the approaching vehicle. Many have no chance to react in time. In the video you can see frightening scenes in which people flee in all directions while injuries are on the ground and others try to help them. The terrifying images are reminiscent of previous attacks and illustrate the dangers that such public events can bring.