The number of people killed in pedestrian accidents in Germany rises to 5
Car advanced 400 meters in attack. According to the German newspaper BILD, the vehicle used was a black BMW.
“We believe it was an attack,” a spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry for the Saxony-Anhalt region told AFP. Until 10pm on Friday (20th) local time (6pm BrasÃlia time), the authorities were not talking about terrorism. Hours after the incident, the police ruled out the presence of explosives in the car used by the suspect. Previously, security forces had isolated the vehicle for investigation.
Authorities regret
German PM says local news “foreshadows the worst”. Olaf Scholz posted on
Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt regrets attack. In a post on social media, Reiner Haseloff wrote: “This is very depressing news from Magdeburg. My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives. I would like to thank all the emergency services who are caring for the injured at the scene.”
Saudi Arabia expressed “solidarity” with Germany. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on X saying that it “rejects violence.” “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the condemnation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the incident of being run over in a market in the city of Magdeburg, in the Federal Republic of Germany, which resulted in the death and injuries of several people, expressing its solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims”, concludes the note.
