Vehicle plows into crowded Christmas market in Germany
December 20, 2024
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An “extensive” police operation was underway in a city in eastern Germany after a driver plowed into a crowded Christmas market on Friday, officials said.
A graphic video of the incident posted on X and geolocated to the city of Magdeburg where the incident occurred showed a vehicle speeding through a large group of shoppers. Dozens of people are run over as others scramble to safety. The vehicle speeds straight before making a right turn, away from the view of the camera.
News agency AFP, citing emergency services on the ground, said up to 80 people had been injured in the incident. NBC News was not able to confirm these numbers and it was not known if any had been killed.
Emergency services work at the scene where a driver plowed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg.Dörthe Hein / AP
“Extensive police operations are currently taking place at the Magdeburg Christmas market. The Christmas market in the city center is closed,” police said in a post on X.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said
Magdeburg is west of Berlin and is the capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of a difficult time ahead.
“My thoughts are with the victims and their families,” Scholz said in a post on X. “We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the dedicated rescue workers in these anxious hours.”
Germany’s vice chancellor Robert Habeck lamented the incident calling it “terrible news” in a post on X.
Police in New York City have increased security at holiday markets as a precaution and in response to the incident in Germany, a senior NYPD official told NBC News on Friday.
Additional resources will be sent to numerous holiday markets and high-profile locations across the city. Threats have been made to some markets overseas, but no specific local threat has been made, the official said.
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