"The pictures are terrible," city spokesperson Michael Reif said. "My information is that a car drove into the Christmas market visitors, but I can't yet say from what direction and how far."
Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff called it a "terrible event, particularly now in the days before Christmas," highlighting the tragic timing of the incident.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed solidarity, stating on X: "My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives. We stand beside them and beside the people of Magdeburg."
Authorities suspect the car crash was a deliberate act, with the driver believed to be a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, according to German news agency dpa.
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