At least four people including a toddler have died and more than 200 are believed to have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd at a bustling Christmas market in Germany. The horror incident took place on Friday evening at the Magdeburg market in Saxony-Anhalt, with current estimates indicating that at least 70 people are injured.
German media outlets, including the public-service broadcaster ARD, report that the death toll has now climbed to four, with the number of injured surpassing 200, marking a significant rise from the initial count of over 60. Reiner Haseloff, the regional governor of Saxony-Anhalt, commented: 'This is a terrible event, particularly now in the days before Christmas.' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shared his sentiments, stating: 'My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
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