Everything we know about Germany Christmas market attack and arrested Saudi doctor so far

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Two people, including a small child, are dead after a car ploughed into a Christmas market in Germany.

A police investigation is underway after a man drove a car “at speed” into a crowd in the German town of Magdeburg.A man, believed to be in his 50s, has been arrested by police.What do we know about the suspect so far?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.It is believed he was acting alone and was not previously known to security forces.

At least 15 people were seriously injured and 37 have injuries of medium severity, and 16 are lightly injured.Haseloff has warned he expects the number of fatalities to increase overnight given the severity of the attack. Tributes pour inTributes from world leaders and celebrities have poured in following the incident.Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz said: “My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg.

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