A car ran over people at the Christmas fair in the eastern city of Magdeburg, Germany. 11 people were killed, 80 people were injured.
According to the initial version, it was intentional. The attacker was taken into custody. The motives of his attack are not known, writes Bild.
According to the head of the government of Saxony-Anhalt, Rainer Haselof, the suspect in the collision is a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, a psychiatrist. He came to Germany in 2006 to study and was later recognized as a refugee. He has a permanent residence permit in the country.
According to AFP, the car, which is believed to be a black BMW, crashed into the crowd at high speed and went through it for about 400 meters. The car was probably rented. acted alone. No explosives were found in the car.
Based on this, investigators believe that after the arrest of the suspect, the residents of Magdeburg are no longer in danger, but the scene of the incident is still cordoned off early Saturday morning.
