At least one dead after car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Germany

A car has driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. At least one person has been reported dead.

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00:00Multiple people have been killed and dozens injured after a car drove into a crowd of

00:06people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, according to local

00:11media.

00:15The driver of the car reportedly sighted unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt

00:21as he was arrested.

00:27Regional government spokesperson Matthias Schipper and city spokesperson Michael Reif

00:32said they suspected it was an attack.

00:37Local authorities say the market has been closed as an extensive police operation is

00:42underway.

00:46Residents have also been told to leave the city centre, while the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt,

00:52Rainer Hasselhoff, is reportedly on his way to the scene.