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As of: December 21, 2024 10:17 a.m
After the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, the number of dead has risen to four. Have that WDR and NDR learned from security circles. The number of injured increased to more than 200.
The death toll after the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday evening has risen to four, it has been learned WDR and NDR from security circles.
There are therefore 41 seriously injured, 90 seriously injured and more than 80 slightly injured. The number of injured totals more than 200 people.
Motive still unclear
On Friday evening, a man drove his car into the Christmas market in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. “We don’t yet know the background to the crime, we are taking everything into account,” said a police spokeswoman when asked.
According to the police, the investigating authorities are currently assuming that the attacker was a lone perpetrator. The 50-year-old from Saudi Arabia was found at the scene by emergency services and arrested.
The arrested suspect is said to be a 50-year-old man who comes from Saudi Arabia and came to Germany in 2006. He is said to have most recently worked as a doctor in the field of psychotherapy in Saxony-Anhalt.
