Magdeburg LIVE: Four dead and over 200 injured after Christmas market attack

Tyler Mitchell By Tyler Mitchell Dec21,2024

German police report that four are now confirmed dead and at least 205 are injured following Friday’s attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.

German newspaper Bild reports that 41 are seriously injured, 86 people are being treated in hospitals with serious injuries, and 78 people suffered minor injuries.

The suspect has been confirmed as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who arrived in Germany in 2006. He is said to have been working as a doctor. Police say they are not looking for any other suspect at this time.

Pictures of the vehicle used by the suspect show the BMW severely damaged and with all its doors open.

Reuters news agency has also reported that an explosive device has been found in the vehicle, according to local police.

Sickening CCTV footage shared on social media shows a car speeding into pedestrians at the market.

Eyewitnesses also likened the attack and its aftermath to a warzone, with children heard crying for their parents in footage shared online.

Regional government spokesman Matthias Schuppe and city spokesperson Michael Reif said they were treating the incident as a terror attack.

Follow all the latest updates on the Magdeburg Christmas market incident on our live blog below.

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