At least one dead as car drives into shoppers at German Christmas market Local outlet Volksstimme claims there could be more casualties At least one person was killed and many others injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg. At least one car crashed into shoppers at the market with local outlet Volksstimme claiming there could be more casualties. Emergency services, including rescue workers and firefighters, are understood to be at the scene, the Mirror reports. Magdeburg...

A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, broadcaster MDR and other local media said on Friday, citing a local government official. At least one person was killed and several were injured, MDR's report said, citing local police. The report said the suspected driver of the car had been arrested. A video published by newspaper Bild showed people trying to help what appeared to be multiple injured victims at a crowded Christmas market. "I estimate there are at least 20 ambulances...

An individual plowed their black BMW into pedestrians at a Christmas market gathering in Germany at around 7 p.m. local time Friday, resulting in at least one death and an estimated 60 to 80 injured. The suspected driver was arrested after the incident. Reports surfaced that a driver drove through the crowds at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, with police closing down the market in response, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation. The suspected driver has been arrested by authorities, with an "extensive police operation" taking...

At least one person is dead and more than a dozen are injured after a car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, according to German media. The driver of the car was arrested and multiple people have been taken to hospital. A local official says early signs indicate a deliberate attack. ABC News the incident has caused mass panic at the market, which has been closed.

• At least one person has died after a car plowed into a crowd Friday at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, police said, according to local public broadcaster MDR. About 60 to 80 people are injured, local fire and emergency services told CNN. • The driver of the car has been arrested, MDR reported. • The incident was a “terrible event, especially now in the days before Christmas,” the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff said, according to MDR. Magdeburg is the capital of Saxony-Anhalt and is about 100...

A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, injuring an unknown number of people in what authorities say was a suspected attack. The driver of the car was arrested, German news agency dpa reported, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Regional government spokesperson Matthias Schuppe and city spokesperson Michael Reif said they suspected it was a deliberate act. Reif said there were “numerous injured,” but he didn’t give a precise figure. “The pictures are terrible,” he said....

An horrific incident at a Christmas market in Germany has left several injured, with unverified claims suggesting there may be several dead. A vehicle is reported to have careered into the Magdeburg market, located east of Germany, causing injuries and supposedly fatalities. Emergency services including rescue workers and firefighters are currently active at the site. Magdeburg Police released an announcement via their Twitter handle, stating: "Extensive police operations are currently taking place at the Magdeburg Christmas market. "The Christmas market in the city center is closed.

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