forthis city of magda bird and germany in general.pen christmas market is hard to comprehend.— christmas market is hard to comrehend. �* ., . , comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are _ comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing _ comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. - comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. eight. comprehend. attacks on citizens in i germany are nothing new. eight years ago an articulated lorry bowed into ago an articulated lorry bowed into a busy christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring many more. tonight, german police have arrested a doctor from saudi arabia who has been in germany since 2006. they believe an explosive device was in the car and investigators are now on site. but now they work to save lives in what has become another scene of horror. frances read, bbc news. we can speak now to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. real shock and horror, as frances was saying at what has happened. can you bring is

the bird, a suspect, was arrested on the scene, and an extensive police operation is underway. magda berg is about a 160 kilometers west of the capital berlin. the cities christmas market the trance . thousands of holiday shoppers, every year. security cameras at the scene captured this the moment the car rams into the crowd, police were called to the market shortly after 7 pm local time. the police surrounded the suspect. as you see here, authorities identified him as a 50 year old doctor, originally from saudi arabia. who 1st came to germany in 2006 and had previously been unknown to security services. dominic can, is that the same? this is where the car into the christmas market area, this particular area, these sort of trim tribes cause and also loud in here. so the siri police working towards is that the car drove deliberately into this area, which only trims can use, and then made its way through this gap here, where the christmas markets, thoughts drove in to the markets and then went round the square, which is behind me an open sight behind me that the man 50 earls saturday a

translation: this is a terrible tragedy, it's a catastrophe - for the city of magda bird and germanyl. for this to happen christmas market is hard to comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. eight years ago an articulated lorry bowed into a busy christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring many more. tonight, german police have arrested a doctor from saudi arabia who has been in germany since 2006. they believe an explosive device was in the car and investigators are now on site. but now they work to save lives in what the bbcs damian mcguinness is based in berlin — i spoke with him injust the last hour about the latest from magdeburg. i think what officials are still sayin- i think what officials are still sayin is i think what officials are still sayin- is at i think what officials are still sayin- is at least i think what officials are still sayin- is at least two still saying is at least two dead, one of them a small child and it sounds like as many as 70 people could be injured. 15 possibly seriously. and you are talking about a larg

translation: this is a terrible tragedy, it's a catastrophe - for the city of magda bird and germanyl. for this to happen christmas market is hard to comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. eight years ago an articulated lorry bowed into a busy christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring many more. tonight, german police have arrested a doctor from saudi arabia who has been in germany since 2006. they believe an explosive device was in the car and investigators are now on site. but now they work to save lives in what has become another scene of horror. frances read, bbc news. anna noryskiewicz from our partners cbs news is on the scene and sent this report. we are in magdeburg at the christmas market, worried an attack happened at roughly seven o'clock local time. a car was able to run through a huge crowd of people going for around 400 metres, injuring 60 people, 15 of them severely, killing two and one of them a toddler. it is not yet clear how the car was able to drive for so long until it stopped. the man, the suspect is a saudi man

translation: this is a terrible tragedy, it's a catastrophe - for the city of magda bird and germanyral. for this to happen christmas market is hard to comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. eight years ago an articulated lorry bowed into a busy christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring many more. tonight, german police have arrested a doctorfrom saudi arabia who has been in germany since 2006. they believe an explosive device was in the car and investigators are now on site. but now they work to save lives in what damien mcguinessjoins me live from berlin. what is the latest from magdeburg, some confirmation about those who've been killed or injured? yes, i think what officials are still saying is that at least two are dead and one of them was a small child and it sounds like as many as 70 people could be injured. 15 possibly seriously. we are talking about a large number of injured their and so, about a large number of injured theirand so, if about a large number of injured their and so, if some people are in a serious condition, t