Terror attack on Christmas market in German Magdeburg, car drives into crowd: “Small child among the victims”, “suspect (50) is a doctor from Saudi Arabia”

A terrorist attack has taken place at the Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. A car drove through the barriers and then drove into the crowd. The emergency services are present en masse. The toll is very heavy. According to German media, several people were killed in the attack, including a child. There have also been many injuries. Images show the panic after the car crashed into the crowd. The driver has been arrested. According to the German newspaper ‘Die Welt’, the perpetrator is said to be a man from Saudi Arabia, who rented the car shortly before the attack. It concerns a doctor who has lived in Germany since 2006.

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