German Christmas market attack leaves at least 2 dead, nearly 70 injured A car plowed into people visiting the market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. A 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia has ...

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 man who plowed through a crowd at a German Christmas market was identified as Taleb A. He was prominent in the Saudi community in Germany as an anti-Islam and women’s rights activist ...

What's New The man who rammed a car into the crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least five people, has been remanded in custody. The suspect ...

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.

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 ...

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) ...