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Germans mourn as questions loom over Magdeburg Christmas market attack

Firefighters work at a cordoned-off Christmas Market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Firefighters work at a cordoned-off Christmas Market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. - Copyright Michael Probst/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved

Published on 21/12/2024 - 9:46 GMT+1•Updated 9:46

A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday evening. Two people have been confirmed dead and at least 68 injured.

At least two people, an adult and a toddler, have been killed and 60 others injured after a car ploughed into a crowd at a busy outdoor Christmas market in Magdeburg, a city in eastern Germany.

Authorities are describing the incident as a "deliberate attack."

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser are scheduled to visit Magdeburg on Saturday. Faeser has confirmed that federal police are actively supporting the investigation into the tragedy.

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