CPD has 'special attention' on Christkindlmarket after deadly German Christmas market attack

Ravi BaichwalThe Chicago Police Department said it is paying special attention to the city's Christkindlmarket after a deadly German Christmas market attack."The Chicago Police Department is aware and continuing to monitor this incident. While there is no actionable intelligence at this time, CPD has a special attention on the Christkindlmarket," CPD's communications office said.

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.The suspect is a doctor from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany since 2006, according to Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff. A rental car was used in the attack, according to Haseloff.Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

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