A car was driven into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday night. Two people have been killed, according to Saxony-Anhalt's state premier, Reiner Haseloff, who said at least 60 more had been injured, many seriously. Haseloff said police have taken the driver, a Saudi national, into custody and believe he acted alone. Magdeburg police also announced an arrest online. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Car slams into crowd at Christmas market | DW News
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A car was driven into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday night. Two people have been killed, according to Saxony-Anhalt's state premier, Reiner Haseloff, who said at least 60 more had been injured, many seriously. Haseloff said police have taken the driver, a Saudi national, into custody and believe he acted alone. Magdeburg police also announced an arrest online. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
