A devastating car attack occurred at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, resulting in two fatalities, including a child, and leaving 68 others injured. The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi citizen who arrived in Germany in 2006 and worked as a doctor, has been arrested. According to Reiner Haseloff, the premier of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, preliminary investigations suggest that the attack was carried out by a lone wolf, with the motive still unclear.

The incident happened around 7:04 p.m. local time when the driver sped into the crowd. Witnesses described a chaotic scene, with people lying on the ground and emergency services rushing to assist. Nadine, a 32-year-old witness, recounted the horrifying moment when the car hurtled towards her and her boyfriend, Marco. "He was hit and pulled away from my side," she told the German paper Bild. "It was terrible." Lars Frohmüller, a reporter for German public broadcaster MDR, also witnessed the aftermath, describing "blood on the floor" and "many doctors trying to keep people warm and help them with their injuries."

The city of Magdeburg is reeling from the attack, with all local hospitals preparing for a "mass casualty event." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his condolences, stating that reports from Magdeburg "lead us to fear the worst." He also announced plans to visit the city on Saturday. The incident has garnered international condemnation, with French President Emmanuel Macron expressing solidarity with the German people.

This tragic event is not the first time a Christmas market in Germany has been targeted; in 2016, a Tunisian man drove a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 49 others. As the investigation into the Magdeburg attack unfolds, the city and the world mourn the loss of life and pray for the recovery of the injured.