The head of state, Emmanuel Macron, reacted on Friday December 20 after the attack on a Christmas market in Germany, in Magdeburg. He said to himself “deeply shocked by the horror that strikes this [vendredi] evening”. The President of the Republic addresses his thoughts on “to the victims, the injured as well as their loved ones and their families”. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, told him he feared “the worst”. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand with you and with the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the dedicated rescuers in these hours of anguish.”he wrote on X. Follow our live stream.
At least two dead and more than 60 injured. At least two people died and more than 60 others were injured, announced the head of the regional government of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, in the middle of the evening. An initial emergency report earlier reported several dozen injured, several of them seriously.
A suspect has been arrested. “We have arrested the author” of the attack and “this is a man from Saudi Arabia who works as a doctor here” in the Saxony-Anhalt region, announced Reiner Haseloff, specifying that he had “acted alone.”
The authorities suspect “an attack”. “We think it was an attack,” a spokeswoman for the Saxony-Anhalt regional interior ministry told AFP. No additional details have been given at this time.
A large police force deployed. “Extensive police operations are currently taking place at the Magdeburg Christmas market. The Christmas market in the city center is closed”writes about X the police of this city of nearly 250,000 inhabitants. On Instagram, the organizers of the Magdeburg Christmas market announced the closure of the place and called for people to avoid the area. “Please let the emergency services do their job and leave the market in an orderly manner.”they add.
