German officials said that the man suspected of carrying out what is believed to be a terrorist attack on a Christmas market on Friday night was from Saudi Arabia.
“It was a doctor from Saudi Arabia, who’s been in Germany since 2006,” said Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff.
‘It was a doctor from Saudi Arabia, who’s been in Germany since 2006.’
Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff says the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg is ‘at the moment… a crime committed by one person’.
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Germany’s Bild newspaper said that the suspect drove through nearly 400 yards through a Christmas market in Magdeburg.
The suspect was allegedly not on German law enforcement’s radar as an Islamic extremist prior to the attack, Bild said.
German media reported that up to 80 people were injured and at least 5 were killed during the gruesome attack, which was caught on video.
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Terror and heinous attack on Magdeburg’s Christmas market.
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BREAKING: Around 60-80 people have been injured after a car was driven into a Christmas market in Germany, according to AFP news agency, which is citing emergency services on the ground.https://t.co/2DAQRn9nEy
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A separate Christmas market in Erfurt was evacuated afterward as a precautionary measure.
This article was updated on December 21 to include further details on the incident.
