At Least 2 Dead And 60 Hurt After A Car Drives Into A German Christmas Market In A Suspected Attack

Video grab taken from a footege by News5 shows an injured person lying on a stretcher as police and ambulances stand next to the Christmas market, where a car crashed into a crowd injuring between “60 and 80 people”, according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on December 20, 2024 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. According to the emergency service, several people were “severely” injured”, the spokesman said. German media reported one person had died, although that was not yet confirmed by authorities. (Photo by Erik-Holm LANGHOF / NEWS5 / AFP) (Photo by ERIK-HOLM LANGHOF/NEWS5/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack. Authorities say an adult and toddler were killed in Friday’s violence. At least 60 other people were were injured, including 15 who were hurt very seriously. Authorities say the driver of the car was arrested. Saxony-Anhalt’s interior minister told reporters that the suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006. The car drove into the market at around 7 p.m., when it was busy with holiday shoppers looking forward to the weekend.