A car crashed into a crowd of people attending a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. According to the daily newspaper Bild's website, between 60 and 80 people may have been injured. At least 11 people died, according to the website. At least two people were killed, according to official information from state authorities.
“So far we have no information about the injured Poles, but there are many casualties and the operation is ongoing,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Paweł Wronski said on Friday.
President Andrzej Duda described the news from Germany as “tragic”. “We are shocked by the brutal attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and those injured.”
“We would like to express our deepest condolences to those injured in the attack in Magdeburg and to the families of the victims. It is terrible that a time of joyful holidays has turned into a time of tragedy.” – Polish newspaper website , such a description was published. Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday evening.
Attack on Magdeburg. MFA: No information about Poles
The attack occurred at 7:04 p.m. The suspect drove his car into a crowd of people attending the Christmas market.
The driver was arrested immediately after the attack. Initial findings indicate that the vehicle involved in the incident is a dark-colored BMW.
Rainer Haseloff, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, visited the scene of the tragedy.
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