A car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least two people. A child is also included in the dead and more than 60 people have been injured. After this incident, the police have arrested the 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor who was driving the car. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has condemned the accident.
Earlier there were reports that 11 people had died in the accident, but officials have confirmed that so far two people have died. Head of state Rainer Hasselhoff said of the incident that the man, a medical practitioner, had been a permanent resident of Germany for two decades. He also said that he was the only culprit and there was no other threat to the city.
No explosives were found in the car
Police suspected that there were explosives in the vehicle, but no explosives were found during investigation. At the time of this horrific incident, the police came into action and reached the market, controlled the situation and arrested the person. The local administration said that the police have arrested the suspected attacker. He is a doctor by profession and is said to be a resident of Saudi Arabia. He was alone in the car.
Eyewitnesses said the car drove straight into the crowd in the market, which was in the direction of the Town Hall. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern over the incident. “Reports coming from Magdeburg indicate that something terrible has happened,” he said.
Saudi Arabia condemned the accident
The Saudi Foreign Ministry has condemned this incident that took place in Magdeburg market in Germany. In the video of the incident, it can be seen how the car passed through the crowd. The Saudi ministry said Saudi Arabia expressed its solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims.
Last year the truck crushed the crowd
Eight years ago, a similar accident occurred at a Berlin Christmas market, when a truck plowed into the crowd, killing 12 people. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the incident and expressed solidarity with the German people. “Saudi Arabia rejects violence and expresses its condolences to the victims, the government and people of Germany.