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At Least 2 Dead, Up to 80 Injured After Car Slams Into German Christmas Market in Suspected Attack: Police

Police and ambulances work next to the Christmas market, where a car crashed into a crowd injuring between "60 and 80 people", according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on December 20, 2024 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. (Credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/@stillgray; Getty Images)

At least two people—including a toddler—have died, with up to 80 others injured in what officials believe was a deliberate attack by a driver plowing into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday evening.

The driver, who is a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, according to interior minister for Saxony-Anhalt, Tamara Zieschang, has been arrested. Authorities say he acted alone and used a rental car to carry out the incident. City officials have confirmed two deaths, including that of a young child, according to Sky News. MDR, a German public broadcaster has reported 15 severe injuries among the dozens injured.

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