Driver targets crowd at Magdeburg Christmas market, two dead
Dramatic news is emerging from Germany. A driver has ploughed into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has responded to the incident.
"My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand with them and with the residents of Magdeburg," wrote Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He added, "I extend my thanks to the emergency responders in these unsettling hours."
After 7 PM at the Christmas market in Magdeburg (the capital of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt), a driver drove a car into a group of people. State authorities are describing it as an attack.
The exact number of casualties has not yet been officially confirmed. Operations at the scene are ongoing, and the situation is dynamic. State authorities confirm two fatalities, and up to 80 people are reported to have been injured.
