Moment suspect is arrested after car ploughs through Christmas market crowds

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The moment the man suspected of driving a car into crowds of people was arrested has been caught on camera. Video footage of the arrest shows what appears to be armed police surrounding a dark-coloured car, as a man slowly exits and lies face-first on the ground.

According to state leader Reiner Haselhoff, the suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi man who works as a doctor in the Saxony-Anhalt district, who has lived in Germany since 2006. It’s been reported that a suspected explosive device was also found in the car, but this has not yet been confirmed by official sources. Local authorities said that around 100 firefighters are at the scene with seven fire brigades, while 50 rescue service personnel are there.

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