Update (1522ET):
There are a lot of casualty numbers being thrown out on X.
According to German news outlet MDR News:
"At least one person is dead and several people are injured. A large number of rescue workers are deployed. The suspected driver of the car has been arrested. An overview of the latest developments."
Overview of the Christmas market:
Shocking video...
JUST IN: At least one car plows through a large crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 20, 2024
The driver of the car was arrested.
Local reports say that many people are injured. It's unclear how many have d*ed.
"A vehicle drove through the Christmas market… pic.twitter.com/UY6jsA5n0L
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Panic erupted at a popular Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday evening after a vehicle plowed through the market. Details remain scant, but such incidents have become all too familiar around Christian holidays, often involving vehicle or knife attacks.
"A state of emergency currently prevails at the Magdeburg Christmas market. According to eyewitnesses, numerous people fled the market area in panic. A vehicle is said to have driven into the crowd," Epoch Times Deutsche reported.
Auf dem Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt herrscht derzeit Ausnahmezustand. Wie Augenzeugen berichten, flüchteten zahlreiche Menschen panisch vom Marktgelände. Ein Fahrzeug soll in die Menge gefahren sein. pic.twitter.com/HvZgLhtAio
— Epoch Times Deutsch (@EpochTimesDE) December 20, 2024
Unverified footage on X published moments ago shows what appears to be a number of causalities...
Es ist eine Katastrophe... Wurde mir gerade zugeschickt. #Magdeburg pic.twitter.com/5lFVPx5xKP
— koerner_23 (@koerner_23) December 20, 2024
#Magdeburg #Weihnachtsmarkt pic.twitter.com/YVkNJX1WkA
— Anabel Schunke (@ainyrockstar) December 20, 2024
Naomi Seibt, a German teen who has a prominent voice on X and denounces mass migration in Europe, asked if this incident was "terrorism"?
"Islamists have been sending explicit threats that they will attack our Christmas markets via immigrants. The police already prevented several attempts last minute," Seibt, adding, "Elon Musk is right: Only the AfD can save Germany."
🚨🇩🇪TERR0RISM⁉️ CAR DRIVES INTO MAGDEBURG CHRISTMAS MARKET!
— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) December 20, 2024
Islamists have been sending explicit threats that they will attack our Christmas markets via immigrants.
The police already prevented several attempts last minute.
Elon Musk is right:
Only the AfD can save Germany. https://t.co/REfNC9TGD5 pic.twitter.com/SthsstP1q7
"I can't believe it was an accident, it's a pedestrian zone & cars never drive there, and the car probably got there," another X user said.
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