German Christmas market attack death toll rises to six

FILE PHOTO: A closed stall with signs of damage stands at the 'Alter Markt' Christmas market, where a man drove a car into the crowd through an emergency exit route on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained after a man drove his car into a German Christmas market last month, a spokesperson for the local public prosecutor's office said on Monday, bringing the death toll from the attack to six.

The attack on Dec. 20 in the central city of Magdeburg that also left scores injured shocked the country and stirred up tensions over the charged issue of immigration.