Saudi suspect arrested after driving through German Xmas market
THIS is the moment a Saudi doctor who allegedly drove into a crowd of people at a Christmas market is arrested.At least two people are dead, including a small child, and up to 80 are injured - with some in critical condition.
The suspect - reported to be aged 50 - was not known to German authorities as an Islamic extremist, the country's DPA news agency said. The car is described having been driven 400m across the market area at just after 7pm, having smashed through protective barriers.In video footage of the suspect's arrest, he is seen with his hands up before he lays down on the ground.
Other graphic clips appear to show the dark car careening into the dense crowd, leaving dozens of people on the ground. Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Erich Haseloff confirmed two people have died, including a child.Woman, 30, knifed her teen lover in back with scissors after drunken rowThe Christmas market posted to Instagram to ask people to stay away.He said in a post on X: "My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg.
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