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A vehicle has reportedly smashed into shoppers at a Christmas market, with some reports suggesting two vehicles. According to German outlet Volksstimme, at least one car crashed into the market in Magdeburg, in east Germany, with deaths being reported alongside several people being injured. Rescue workers and firefighters are understood to be at the scene. The vehicle is understood to have smashed through barriers and ran over several people at the market, reports the Mirror. Unconfirmed reports said a car hit several people before the driver turned onto the market...

At least one dead after apparent attack at German Christmas market, reports say Details are beginning to emerge of an apparent attack in the central German city of Magdeburg. German media outlets have reported a car was driven into a crowd at a Christmas market. Several people are said to have been injured and at least one person has died, according to German media, though there has been no official word on that yet. This is a developing situation and we will bring you the latest as soon as we...

A festive Christmas market in Eastern Germany erupted into chaos after a car was driven into a group of people.

According to German news agency Bildt, more than 20 people were injured in a suspected terrorist attack in the idyllic Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

It was not immediately unclear if anyone was killed during the suspected terrorist attack.

The driver of the car was arrested, the agency said.

A driver has been arrested after a car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market. The incident happened at a market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg earlier this evening. A government spokesperson said people have been injured and ‘several’ may have been killed, but numbers and further details are yet to be confirmed. Video recorded at the scene shows chaos amongst the crowds with several people lying on the ground. Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and is home...

Dec 20 (Reuters) - A car ploughed into a group of people 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.

Several people were injured, and a few might have been killed, MDR's report added.

Local police and the local government's spokesperson were not immediately available for comment.

A driver was arrested after driving into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Germany. At least 20 injuries in a suspected terror attack, the Telegraph reported. There were unconfirmed reports that some victims were killed. It happened Friday in Magdeburg, the news agency dpa reported. A graphic video captured by a security camera showed the car slamming into a throng of pedestrians at a high rate of speed. It happened as people were visiting vendor stalls in the alley. Magdeburg is west of Berlin and has about...

A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, German news agency dpa reported.

The driver of the car was arrested, the agency said, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

There was no immediate information on whether people were killed or injured.

Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 240,000 inhabitants. – AP

Car mows down shoppers at Christmas market in Germany

There was no immediate information on whether anyone has been killed or injured

A car has driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, according to a government spokesman. There was no immediate information on whether anyone has been killed or injured.

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A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, German news agency dpa reported.

The driver of the car was arrested, the agency said, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Local media has reported that several people are said to have been injured and possibly killed.

This is a breaking story - more to follow.

Several people are injured, police said.

Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Germany: Police

A car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, injuring multiple people, according to police.

Magdeburg is about a two hour drive west of Berlin.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.