people killed and injured, it's almost actually to the day, the anniversary of the attack at breitscheidplatzand it's important to me that we stand united. that we talk to each other, we enter into dialogue, that we do not disseminate hatred. we remain a community that has a shared future. we should not allow those who wish to sow hate to do so. but of course, the perpetrators cannot get off scot free. they must be punished for what has happened in all cases. that is also part and parcel of our shared future. i have heard and experienced a great deal of solidarity from all over the world. many people have sent personal messages and written personal messages. it's very positive to hear that. to hear that we in germany are not alone with these challenges in dealing with this catastrophe. so thank you to all of you. once again, thank you to everybody who's helped. thank you to the first responders, the emergency services. and of course, we'd like to express our solidarity to all of those who have been injured. the citizens of magdeburg, those who have been killed, theirfamilies. everybody, of co

takes place, which injures and kills so many people, almost to the day of the anniversary of the breitscheidplatzerror attack in berlin. >> what's important in that context is that we stick together. we come together as a country, and we ensure that hatred does not win the day, rather that we remember that we are a community and we have a common future, and that we can't let those who want to sow hatred win that's olaf schulz there earlier today. >> he was at the scene of where this attack took place. i was actually standing very close to him as he was making those remarks. he was obviously also deeply shaken by what happened. and as we're speaking, fredricka, there is a press conference going on by the local authorities, by the local police and the city authorities as well. we're getting some updates as to how the investigation is going. the investigators are saying that they believe that the perpetrator, the man that they have in custody, acted alone. a 50 year old man born in saudi arabia, as you correctly stated, who's been in germany since 2006. and one of the things that the the authorities

takes place, which injures and kills so many people, almost to the day of the anniversary of the breitscheidplatz terror attack in berlin. what's important in that context is that we stick together, we come together as a country, and we ensure that hatred does not win the day, rather that we remember that we are a community and we have a common future, and that we can't let those who want to sow hatred win u.s. >> president joe biden expressed his deepest condolences to the people of germany on behalf of the united states. cnn chief global affairs correspondent matthew chance has more on the suspect and the aftermath of the attack outside the cathedral in magdeburg, germans are grieving and paying their respects. >> the deadly attack on a christmas market here on friday night has left many bereft, as ich habe well, i've seen a lot of misery. >> many people who were searching many tears, bewilderment and extreme states of shock. >> extreme shock. >> this is the moment a speeding vehicle plowed into the bustling crowd, killing at least five people. according to german officials, and injuring more t

takes place, which injures and kills so many people almost to the day of the anniversary of the breitscheidplatz terror attack in berlin, what's important in that context is that we stick together. >> we come together as a country, and we ensure that hatred does not win the day, rather that we remember that we are a community and we have a common future, and that we can't let those who want to sow hatred win as olaf schulz earlier today, speaking at the scene of the attack, and one of the things we were out here last night, shortly after all of this happened, was that there was a massive response coming from the authorities. >> it was very quick that there were a lot of ambulances that were here at the scene, police vehicles, of course, the fire department as well. one of the figures that we got today from a press conference from the local authorities is that they said that patients were evacuated to 15 clinics and hospitals around the greater region here because, of course, the hospitals here in the city, even though it is a very large city, were overwhelmed very quickly. so it was definitely a