A judge in Germany has ordered the suspect in the dedly Christmas market ramming attack to be held in pre-trial detention following a late-night court appearance on Saturday, according to a statement from police early Sunday.
Officials say five people have been killed, including a 9-year-old, after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.
Germany’s wind generation is forecast to plunge this week but the price effect will likely be damped by lower-than-usual demand during the holiday period.
Abdulmohsen. Police haven't cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”
The horror arrived on the evening of December 20th, when a BMW ploughed through the Christmas market in Magdeburg, a city in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, killing a child and four women and leaving hundreds injured.
At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.
Police have arrested a suspect, identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lives in Germany. Police have not cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”
Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.
Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people - including a 9-year-old - and injuring 200 others.
Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration. It is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.
It was this video that put a small church in North Braddock on the map. Bernard Polite almost shooting Germany before the gun jammed, and he was tackled to the ground while waiting for police to arrive. It’s something Germany says weighs on him heavily.