Automotive drives into group of individuals at Christmas market in Germany

A automobile drove into a bunch of individuals at a Christmas market within the japanese German metropolis of Magdeburg on Friday (December 20, 2024), German information company dpa reported.

The driving force of the automobile was arrested, the company stated, citing unidentified authorities officers within the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

There was no speedy data on whether or not individuals had been killed or injured.

Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 240,000 inhabitants.

On December 19, 2016 in Berlin, an Islamic extremist attacker plowed by a crowd of Christmas market-goers with a truck, leaving 13 individuals useless and injuring dozens extra. The attacker was killed days later in a shootout in Italy.

German Inside Minister Nancy Faeser had stated late final month that there have been no concrete indications of a hazard to Christmas markets this yr, however that it was sensible to be vigilant.