At least four dead including child as suspect named after car ploughs into crowd at German Christmas market

The car, thought to have been a dark-coloured BMW, reportedly crashed through barriers protecting the market around 7:04pm and ploughed into shoppers in the eastern German city of Magdeburg.Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff said the suspect, who has been arrested, is a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor who came to Germany in 2006, named in the German press as Taleb A.It is believed he was acting alone and was not previously known to security forces.

"Tributes from world leaders and celebrities have poured in following the incident. The German foreign minister said: "The images from Magdeburg shock me deeply. For families and friends who wanted to spend time together at the Christmas market, nothing is as it was."My deepest sympathy goes out to the victims and their families. My thanks to the rescue workers and helpers.

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