Car drives into crowd
Attack on Magdeburg Christmas market – at least one dead
December 20, 2024, 7:53 p.m
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A car crashes into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. The driver is apparently arrested. According to a government spokesman, it was an attack. A large number of emergency services are on site.
There was an attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. A driver drove into a group of people. The driver was arrested, according to government circles in Saxony-Anhalt. There is at least one dead, reports MDR, citing the police in Magdeburg. Several people were therefore injured.
According to Saxony-Anhalt's government spokesman Matthias Schuppe, it was “probably an attack.” City spokesman Michael Reif initially spoke of an “attack on the Christmas market”. The police are on duty with a large contingent.
Eyewitnesses reported to MDR that there were numerous injuries and possibly deaths. The car is said to have been driven directly into a crowd of people. People ran away in panic. “Extensive police operations are currently taking place at the Magdeburg Christmas market. The Christmas market in the city center is closed,” writes the police in Magdeburg on
An eyewitness said the Christmas market was swarming with ambulances and paramedics. The Magdeburg Christmas market is located on the Old Market, directly at the Magdeburg town hall near the Elbe. There is a large shopping center near the Christmas market. Videos can be seen on X in which numerous emergency vehicles could be seen.
