Germany also banned knives at Christmas markets this year, after a deadly knife attack at a festival in August. Offenders now face a fine of up to 10,000 euros (more than $10,400).

The suspect, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany for decades, is “clearly Islamophobic,” the German interior minister said. Police have yet to determine a motive.

Candles and flowers sit in front of the Christmas market early Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Magdeburg, Germany, after a car drove into a crowd at the market on Friday, Dec. 20.

COLLARD: After an attack on a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016, which killed 13 people, security was beefed up at markets this time of year. Many have concrete barriers and a heavy police presence.

Citizens pay tribute for deaths outside St. John's Church near a Christmas Market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

He will be charged with 5 counts of murder and grievous bodily harm, according to police. A car drives through the annual Christmas market in the city center, Dec. 20, 2024, in Magdeburg, Germany.

3-Minute Christmas Market Rampage Shakes Germany At least five people, including a 9-year-old child, were killed in the attack, which took place in the eastern city of Magdeburg.

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What we know about the Christmas market attack in Germany so far The car that was crashed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Dec. 21, 2024.© Ebrahim Noroozi ...

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of ...

The Christmas market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, is empty on Saturday evening , Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ...