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Magdeburg Christmas market crash treated as attack

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Nimisha Jaiswal | Julia Gießler | Simon Young
December 21, 2024

Two people have been confirmed dead and many others injured after a car ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. The driver of the car has been arrested; authorities say he is a doctor from Saudi Arabia.

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