A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, broadcaster MDR and other local media said on Friday, citing a local government official.
At least one person was killed and several were injured, MDR’s report said, citing local police.
Emergency services attend an incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday .Credit: AP
The suspected driver of the car was arrested, according to MDR, and the market manager had told people to leave the city centre.
A video published by newspaper Bild showed people trying to help what appeared to be multiple injured victims at a crowded Christmas market.
“I estimate there are at least 20 ambulances here, a lot of firefighters, and I can see the police helicopter circling in the sky,” an MDR reporter said during a live broadcast, adding that there were a lot of armed police on site.
Regional government spokesperson Matthias Schuppe and city spokesperson Michael Reif said they suspected it was an attack.
Police and the local government’s spokesperson were not immediately available for comment.
Eyewitnesses told the broadcaster that the car drove straight into the crowd at the market, in the direction of the town hall.
Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 240,000 inhabitants.
