Attack and massacre at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. A car hurtles into the crowdtoday 20 December 2024 causing at least 11 dead and 80 injured according to an initial balance sheet reported by Bild. The driver of the car, who was arrested, drove 400 meters into the crowd. He would be a Saudi citizen, born in 1974, as stated by the German media. According to security sources, the man rented the vehicle shortly before the attack carried out with a BMW at 7.04pm. The arrested man was not previously known to law enforcement as an Islamic extremist. The police suspect that there was an explosive device on board the car, as reported by the broadcaster Mdr.
“This attack raises the worst fears” declared German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, while the Interior Minister of the Saxony-Anhalt government admitted: “We think of an attack”.
“It seems to me, from the images there are, that it is an attack” said our Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, anticipating the number of victims. “At the moment there are no Italians – adds the deputy prime minister -. I have now spoken with the crisis unit at the embassy and the German police”.
The Christmas market, located near the town hall, was reached by ambulances and paramedics. Many of the injured people were treated in front of the stalls. In the town hall square which hosted the market, tents were also set up to accommodate the wounded.
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