Fatal attack on Christmas market: Magdeburg mourns the loss of the victims!

Fatal attack on Christmas market: Magdeburg mourns the loss of the victims!

A tragic incident shocked the city of Magdeburg: on Friday evening a car was racing the Christmas market and demanded five fatalities and over 200 injuries. The 50-year-old suspect, a doctor from Saudi Arabia, was already aware of the Berlin authorities because a procedure was pending against him due to the abuse of emergency calls. In the past few days he had missed a court appointment in Berlin, which the public prosecutor's office put on alert when he drove into the crowd on December 21, as the B.Z. reported.

Details about the attack

The terrible attack occurred at the Magdeburg Christmas market, where the suspect lost control of the vehicle and drove through a lot of celebrating people. The authorities assume a single perpetrator and have already initiated investigations to determine the exact motives for this fateful act. Both Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described the shocking events as a "terrible crime", which is deeply affected by all of Germany, reported News.de. While the police are looking for clues, according to previous knowledge, the alleged perpetrator has no connections known as Islamistically.

A commemoration of the numerous victims has already been announced, to which high government officials such as Chancellor Scholz and Interior Minister Faeser are expected. The city administration plans a mourning event in the cathedral of Magdeburg to commemorate the victims and their relatives. The police are under pressure, since other possible security gaps are also discussed at similar events to prevent future incidents and to ensure security.