Saudi man arrested following German market attack

‘It's absolute carnage’: What we know about incident at German Christmas market• At least four people have been killed – including a toddler – and scores injured, after a car plowed into a bustling Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. At least 68 people were injured, including 15 people with serious injuries, according to authorities.

• The suspected driver, who is believed to have acted alone, has been arrested. He is a 50-year-old man andwho works in Saxony-Anhalt, officials said. Local broadcaster MDR reports he was driving a rented car. • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to travel to Magdeburg on Saturday. In a statement he said his thoughts are with the victims of the attack, writing “We are at their side and at the side of the people of Magdeburg.”At least four people have died in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack, CNN’s German affiliate network NTV has reported.Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has condemned Friday’s attack in a German Christmas market.

“The Kingdom affirms its position in rejecting violence and expresses its sympathy and sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Federal Republic of Germany, government and people, with its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured,” the statement said.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to arrive in Magdeburg, Germany, at 11 a.m. local time to visit the site of yesterday’s attack, according to the country’s chancellery.

At least two people – an adult and a toddler – have been killed and scores more injured after a car plowed into crowds at a bustlingPolice have arrested the suspect, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who has a permanent residency in Germany, according to the state’s interior minister. A motive for the crime has not yet been established by authorities. Chancellor Scholz is due to travel to Magdeburg later Saturday.At least two people were killed in Friday’s attack, including a toddler.

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