Attack on German Christmas market injures at least 50 people; one killed

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A car that purposely plowed through a crowded outdoor Christmas market in Germany Friday night killed at least one person and injured at least 50 more.

A car that drove through a crowded outdoor Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday night killed at least one person and injured at least 50 more, authorities said. Multiple reports say at least one person was killed and numerous people were hurt when the suspect deliberately plowed through the festive vendor booths. Officials are calling it a suspected attack.The driver of the car was arrested.

"My information is that a car drove into the Christmas market visitors, but I can’t yet say from what direction and how far."Magdeburg’s University Hospital said it was taking care of 10 to 20 patients but was preparing for more, dpa reported.Magdeburg, west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 240,000 residents.The suspected attack came eight years after an attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. On Dec.

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