A car plowed into people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring about 60 others, according to a German security official.
German authorities are treating the incident as terrorism, U.S. law enforcement sources told ABC News. Several people were believed to have been killed in the incident, according to the sources.Emergency services, police and firefighters on scene at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, after a driver drove into a crowd on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.Extensive police operations are underway at the Magdeburg Christmas market, which is now closed, local police said.
The potential for vehicle-ramming attacks is an ongoing concern for U.S. law enforcement officials, especially ahead of New Year's Eve. A joint threat assessment about New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square noted that the use of vehicle-ramming alone or in conjunction with other tactics "has become a recurring tactic employed by threat actors in the West."
The NYPD, out of an abundance of caution, will surge resources to similar areas around the city, including Christmas markets, according to NYPD deputy commissioner for counterterrorism Rebecca Weiner. "We know this is a very festive time, it is a busy time in the city, and we are going to make sure that all of our holiday markets, all of our holiday activities are protected by our counter weapons teams, by officers on patrol, all our counter-terrorism officers, our critical response command," Weiner told ABC New York stationThe Chicago Police Department is aware and continuing to monitor this incident.
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