UPDATE
3:15 PM PT — At least 2 people are dead and nearly 70 people are injured, 15 seriously, ABC News reports … and the incident is suspected of being an act of terrorism. A doctor from Saudi Arabia who’s lived in Germany since 2006 has been arrested, and the vehicle used in the suspected attack is a rental car, according to ABC News.
A Christmas market in Germany erupted into chaos when a driver plowed through a crowd of people.
The terrifying moment happened in Magdeburg– a city between Hanover and Berlin –with local reports saying it kicked off a few minutes after 7 PM Friday … when a BMW drove through the market.
Multiple outlets report a car zoomed down a corridor of the market and left many people on the ground in clear pain.
Local reports say the driver was taken into custody right after driving through the market … and, the remaining patrons were told to leave in an orderly manner while emergency services tended to the injured.
It’s not clear how many were hurt or killed in this incident — which happened about two hours ago — though early estimates say somewhere in between 60-80 were hurt. At least one person is dead, according to multiple preliminary reports.
A German outlet, the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, spoke to an eyewitness who told them the market looked like “war-like conditions.”
Local government spokespeople suspect this was a deliberate attack, The Associated Press reports.
We’ve reached out to law enforcement … so far, no word back.
Originally Published — 12:17 PM PT
