Germany is reeling after an attacker drove a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, killing five people, in an incident that’s likely to inflame debate over public safety ahead of federal elections in February.

The suspected driver was initially identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lived in Germany, was detained, Reiner Haseloff, premier of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, said Friday. He said the ...

A suspect is under arrest after driving intoa crowd at a German Christmas market:: Magdeburg, Germany:: December 20, 2024:: A number of people were killed and injured, according to local authoritiesAt least 60 people were injured,

Taleb A, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor arrested in connection with the car attack on a crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in Germany's Magdeburg, had secured a permanent residence permit for Germany in 2006.

The suspect – a Saudi doctor – intentionally drove into a market teeming with holiday shoppers in what police are calling an attack.

A least one person has been killed and dozens injured in the incident, according to German public broadcaster MDR

“It is unimaginable that this is happening in Germany,” Reiner Haseloff, the prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt state, of which Magdenburg is the capital, said during a visit to the scene with other officials on Saturday, confirming the latest tol

The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, with more than 200 people injured, the state governor said Saturday.

A Saudi doctor has been arrested after a driver ploughed a car into a busy Christmas market in eastern Germany, killing at least two. Police arrested the suspect, who has been identified as Taleb A., a 50-year-old doctor who sympathised with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, according to local media.

By Andrey Sychev and Tanya Wood (Reuters) -A driver killed at least two people when he rammed into a large crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, local officials said.

An adult and toddler have died after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, said Reiner Haseloff, the regional prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt. At least 15 people ...