Five dead and more than 200 injured after German Christmas market attack
The driver of the car was arrested following the incident in MagdeburgFive people reported to have died, among them a toddlerTánaiste Micheál Martin ‘shocked and appalled’ by the reports of loss of life and injuries
Police stand at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)
A car mowed down dozens in a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 200 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack.
The driver was arrested at the scene shortly after the car barrelled into the market at around 7 pm, when it was teeming with holiday shoppers looking forward to the weekend.
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