Hit-and-run at Christmas market in Magdeburg: court arrests suspect
Kyiv • UNN
A 50-year-old man drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing 5 people and injuring more than 200. The suspect had previously warned on social media about “something big” and had anti-Islamic views.
A 50-year-old man suspected of driving a car at full speed into visitors of a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was placed in a pre-trial detention center by a court decision. This was reported by DW, according to UNN .
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He is accused of five cases of murder, as well as attempted murder and bodily harm in a large number of cases.
According to the head of the Federal Criminal Police Agency (BKA), Holger Münch, the motive of the attacker cannot yet be established with absolute certainty. However, there are no signs yet that it was an Islamist terrorist attack, he said on the ZDF TV channel.
Münch confirmed that the suspect was hostile to Islam and collaborated with right-wing extremist platforms.
"We see a completely atypical line of behavior, and we need to analyze it calmly," the BKA head added.
Meanwhile, police have released information about the five victims of the attack at the Christmas market. They are a 9-year-old boy and women aged 52, 45, 75 and 67. According to the WDR and NDR media companies, which cite sources in the investigation, more than 200 people were injured, and 41 victims are in serious condition.
A Saudi national who allegedly drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring more than 200, warned on social media that "something big is going to happen."
