At least two people were killed and dozens injured after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday, local authorities said.
An adult and a baby died in the attack and the suspected driver has been arrested, Saxony-Anhalt state Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff said in a televised statement.
At least 68 people were injured, 15 of them seriously, according to a statement posted on the city's Facebook page. Footage from social media, verified by CNN, shows the terrifying moment a black car drove straight into the crowd at the busy Christmas market.
The area around the car was previously cordoned off on suspicion that an explosive device might be inside, but police later found no such device. The suspected driver is a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who works in Saxony-Anhalt and has lived in Germany since 2006.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on social networks that his thoughts were with the families and victims of the attack. "We are on their side and on the side of the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the dedicated rescue workers in these hours of distress," he said.
The Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia condemned the attack, writes A2 CNN.
"The Kingdom affirms its position in rejecting violence and expresses its condolences and sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Federal Republic of Germany, its government and people, with its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured," it said. in a statement.
The White House was closely monitoring the situation and offered support. European leaders also sent their condolences. (A2 Televizion)
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