Christmas market tragedy: Driver plows car into crowd in Germany
A tragic event occurred in Magdeburg when a driver drove into a crowd at a Christmas market. Footage of the suspect's arrest has already circulated on social media.
On Friday evening in Magdeburg, Germany, a driver drove a car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market.
Video footage of the suspect's arrest quickly spread on social media. It shows a man lying on the sidewalk next to a black car, surrounded by multiple police officers. The officers are instructing bystanders to stay back from the scene.
The perpetrator was apprehended immediately after the attack. German media report that the driver traveled approximately 440 yards through the market. The center of Magdeburg was cordoned off, and emergency services continue to operate at the scene of the tragedy.
Emergency services quickly arrived, providing aid to the injured and securing the area. The driver was arrested by the police near the Allee-Center tram stop.
To recap: At 1 PM Eastern Time at the Christmas market in the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, the driver of a dark BMW drove into a crowd of people heading toward the town hall at the market. Government spokesman Matthias Schuppe confirmed that a terrorist attack occurred. State authorities, after 4 PM, reported two casualties.
