Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges


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  • Sunday, 22 Dec 2024

Plush toys, candles and floral tributes lie near the site where a car drove into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang

MAGDEBURG, Germany (Reuters) -A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday.

Friday evening's attack in the central city of Magdeburg shocked the country and stirred up tensions over the charged issue of immigration.

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