German law enforcement officials say the suspect in the mass attack on revelers at a Christmas market is a doctor who had moved to Germany from Saudi Arabia over a decade ago.
The 50-year-old suspect was detained after he plowed his dark-colored BMW into crowds at the outdoor market in Magdeburg on Friday at about 7 p.m.
Video captured the attack and appeared to show the car being driven at top speed without braking into the crowd.
“As things stand, he is a lone perpetrator, so that as far as we know there is no further danger to the city,” said Reiner Haseloff, the governor of Saxony-Anhalt.
Officials said at least 15 victims were seriously hurt. Haseloff said the fatalities were a toddler and an
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