A car plowed into a crowd at a decorated Christmas market in a town in eastern Germany, killing two people and injuring several others.
According to foreign news agency Reuters, broadcaster MDR and other local media quoted government officials on Friday as saying that a car drove into a crowd in the German town of Magdeburg, killing two people and injuring 60, while the driver of the car was detained. Local authorities have described the incident as an attack, while the local Christmas market has also been closed.
According to international media, a video published by the newspaper Bild shows people helping several injured victims at a crowded Christmas market.
According to foreign media, an MDR reporter said during a live broadcast that I estimate there are at least 20 ambulances here, many firefighters, and I see a police helicopter circling in the sky. He added that there is also a large contingent of armed police on site.
According to the foreign news agency Reuters, the head of the state government, Rainer Hesse-Löw, told MDR that this is a terrible incident, especially before Christmas, it is very sad that a car drove into a crowd.
According to local media, eight years ago, a truck crashed into a crowded Christmas market in Tunisia, killing 12 people and injuring dozens.
