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Police and emergency services at the scene of the attack, the man driving was arrested. Panic among the people who fled the market
Terrorist attack on MagdeburgGerman city west of Berlin: a car broke through the barriers of the Christmas market and hit several people, causing many “deaths and more than 20 injuries”.
The government spokespersonMatthias Schuppe, confirmed the attack hypothesisafter the first testimonies that spoke of a road accident. The police rushed to the scene of the accident where would have arrested the man driving the vehicle. According to reports Bildthe police are searching the area for explosives.
According to the first accounts at Central German Radiothe local public radio and television broadcaster of the German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, around 7.04 pm the car – a dark BMW – would have been thrown at high speed against people heading towards the town hall in the city centre.
The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Erich Haseloff (CDU), is on his way to the scene of the accident. Meanwhile, the city of Halle – about 80km away – has increased security for its Christmas market, while hospitals in the area are preparing to take in the injured. This was confirmed by the head of the city's security department, Tobias Teschner, al Central German newspaper.
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December 20, 2024 (changed December 20, 2024 | 8:30 pm)
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