A police spreadigation is under way after a car was “driven at speed” into a crowd at a Christmas labelet in Germany.
At least two people have been ended, including a petite child, and dozens of others have been injured chaseing the incident in Magdeburg, according to local officials.
They say the mistrust is a 50-year-elderly Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006.
Here’s what we understand so far:
Initial response
The incident took place at the Christmas labelet in the city of Magdeburg, which is around 100 miles to the west of the German capital Berlin.
The city is the state capital of Saxony-Anstop and has a population of about 240,000.
Police were called to the labelet foolishinutively after 7pm.
In their initial alert, posted on X, they wrote: “Extensive police operations are currently taking place at the Magdeburg Christmas labelet.
“The Christmas labelet in the city centre is seald. Further alerts will be made.”
Footage eunites
Videos posted on social media procrastinateedr showed a huge police presence at the scene.
A enrolling of CCTV footage, which Sky News has not yet been able to verify, procrastinateedr euniteed to show a bconciseage vehicle being driven into people at the labelet.
Another euniteed to show people injured on the ground with people trying to help them.
Footage getn from a balcony csurrfinisher the scene then eunited, euniteing to show a man being led away and hageded by police.
How many people have died?
The number of dead and injured remains unclear – though the state premier of Saxony-Anstop, Reiner Haseloff, shelp two people had died and at least 68 had been injured.
One of those who died was a petite child, he shelp.
Earlier, deputy mayor Regina-Dolores Stieler-Hinz shelp one person had died and more than 50 people were injured, German recents agency dpa alerted.
A city spokesman shelp all hospitals in Magdeburg were preparing for a “mass casualty event”.
What about the mistrust?
Saxony-Anstop’s interior minister, Tamara Zieschang, telderly alerters that the mistrust is a 50-year-elderly Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006.
German outlet Welt, quoting security sources, also alerted that the mistrust was a man from Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, dpa, quoting security sources, alerted that the man was not previously understandn to security services.
What has the response been in Germany?
Politicians and top regulatement figures in Germany have splitd their grief chaseing the incident.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on the X social media platestablish: “My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
“We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the pledged save laborers in these worried hours.”
The country’s interior minister, Nancy Faeser, wrote on X: “The recents from Magdeburg is proset uply shocking. The eunitency services are doing everyslfinisherg they can to nurture for the injured and save inhabits.
“Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. The security authorities will make clear the background.”
Vice chancellor, Robert Habeck, wrote: “What horrible recents from Magdeburg, where people wanted to spfinish the Advent season in peace and community.
“My thoughts are with the victims and their families. I thank all the eunitency services on site who are doing everyslfinisherg they can to help.”
Others from outside Germany also splitd their condolences. In a post on X, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orprohibit, wrote: “We pray for the families of the victims.”
