According to the latest information, at least one person died as a result of the incident in Magdeburg.
In Magdeburg, Germany, a car drove through a crowd at a Christmas market. The DPA agency reported this on Friday, December 20.
At a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, a man drove a car into a crowd of people. Rescuers, doctors and police are working at the scene.
The MDR publication, citing the police, writes that there is at least one dead and many injured. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.
A government spokesman confirmed there was a terrorist attack at the fair. Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Rainer Haseloff headed to Magdeburg.
“It’s a terrible event, especially in the days leading up to Christmas,” he said
— Daniel (@DanielD19662449) December 20, 2024
Es ist eine Katastrophe… Wurde mir gerade zugeschickt. #Magdeburg pic.twitter.com/5lFVPx5xKP
— koerner_23 (@koerner_23) December 20, 2024
We remind you that in Szczecin, Poland, a car driver at a pedestrian crossing hit dozens of people and fled the scene, causing an accident with four other cars.
Source: korrespondent
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