Magdeburg Christmas Market chaos: Latest updates from scene of incident in Germany after car drives into crowd of people injuring at least 60 and killing 1
A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, leaving at least one person dead and between 60 and 80 people injured.
Reports suggest the driver of the car, reported to be a dark BMW, was arrested following the crash which took place at 7:04pm today.
Video footage too graphic to share appears to show the dark car careening into the dense crowd, leaving dozens of people lying on the floor.
The Magdeburg Christmas market is located on the Old Market, directly next to Magdeburg Town Hall near the River Elbe, and was closed by organisers following the incident.
Organisers have also asked people to leave the city centre.
Follow below for the latest updates on this story….
Breaking:Olaf Scholz: ‘Something bad is about to happen’
German Chancellor OIaf Scholz has said the reports from Magdeburg “suggest something bad is about to happen”.
“My thoughts are with the victims and their families,” he says.
“We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the dedicated rescue workers in these anxious hours.”
What we know so far
A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg
The incident took place at 7.04pm local time on Friday
The driver of the car, reported to be a dark BMW, was arrested following the crash
At least one person is dead and between 60 and 80 people are injured.
Local police said on X that ‘extensive police operations are currently taking place’
German Christmas Market horror incident
Hello and welcome to the live blog on the German Christmas Market tragedy, which has seen at least 20 people injured and one person killed car drove into a group of people.
We will be providing all the latest updates from Madeburg throughout the night.
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Magdeburg Christmas Market chaos: Latest updates from scene of incident in Germany after car drives into crowd of people injuring at least 60 and killing 1
