In Germany, a car drives into a Christmas market: 60 injured
21 December 2024 02:24
A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. This is reported by Reuters, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
It is noted that the driver killed at least two people. At least 60 people were injured.
Rescuers, medics and police are working at the scene.
A government spokesman confirmed that a terrorist attack had taken place at the fair. The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Rainer Haseloff is on his way to Magdeburg.
“This is a terrible event, especially in the days before Christmas,” he said.
In turn, the head of the Christmas market told people to leave the city center.
According to the agency, the driver of the car was arrested. It is not yet known who he is or what his motive was.
A video posted on social media from a location above the market shows a car speeding through the crowd passing between two rows of market stalls.
