After a car crashed into a crowd on the Magdeburg Christmas market on Friday, there is likely to be at least one fatality. This was reported by police circles. Several people were injured.
Meanwhile, the “Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk” (MDR) reported, citing Government Spokesman Matthias Schuppe, that the suspected driver of the car has been arrested. Initially, he had spoken of an “attack”. The Christmas market was closed. Further background information was not known at first.