On Friday evening, a man ploughed a car into a crowd of shoppers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. The attack has left five people dead and more than 200 injured, with many in a critical condition. One man has been arrested over the attack, and police believe he was solely responsible.

Germany's Office for Migration and Refugees said it had received a tip-off last year about the man accused of attacking a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, killing five. The warning was received via social media channels late in the summer of 2023,

Seven Indian nationals were among over 200 injured in the car-ramming attack on Friday (21 December) in Germany, in which five people were killed. The attacker, identified as a Saudi national, rammed his car into a busy Christmas market Friday in Magdeburg, Germany.