Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
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 […]
First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack
Magdeburg, Germany Reuters A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg’s Christmas market evolved during Saturday into something more politically charged. The changing tone at the site of a car-ramming attack on Friday in which five people were killed and more than 200 injured reflected political tensions in […]
German authorities probe motive in deadly Christmas market attack
Magdeburg, Germany Reuters Authorities investigated a Saudi doctor with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg that killed five people and injured scores. The Friday evening attack on crowds gathered to celebrate the Christmas season could sharpen a fierce […]
Updated: Driver kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market
Updated: 1:25pm (AEDT) Reuters A driver rammed a car into a large crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in central Germany on Friday evening, killing at least two people and injuring more than 60 before he was arrested, authorities said. One of the dead was a young child, said Reiner Haseloff, premier of the […]
Prague Christmas market returns after COVID but with fewer lights
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters Thousands of people poured into Prague’s medieval Old Town Square at the weekend for the lighting of a 25-metre Christmas tree and the reopening of the annual market after a two-year COVID-19 shutdown, but the energy crisis meant fewer lights than usual. The market, which is popular with Czechs and foreign […]
Berlin attack piles pressure on Germany’s Merkel over refugees
RNS/USA Today The deadly truck rampage through a Christmas market crowd here marked a new setback for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hopes for political survival at a time when opposition is growing over her open-door policy for migrants. “This was exactly the kind of terrible event that could seriously affect the German elections” next year, said Michael […]
Updated: At least 12 killed as truck drives into crowded Christmas market in Berlin
UPDATED (21st December, 2016): The death toll has risen to at least 12 – with dozens more injured – after a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday night. Police, who have reportedly told media at the scene they believed the crash was the result of a deliberate act, said […]