24-hour since the attack happened in magdeburg? yes, we are seeinu happened in magdeburg?g a very _ happened in magdeburg? yes, we are seeing a very unusual- happened in magdeburg? yes, we are seeing a very unusual spike i are seeing a very unusual spike in racist and far right violence in the city of magdeburg. we heard of several cases today, more than a dozen cases today, more than a dozen cases of assault, which is quite an unusual number, and one young student told us and i quote, i am living one young student told us and i quote, iam living in one young student told us and i quote, i am living in the city of magdeburg for more than ten years and i have neverfelt hostility or a hostile environment like when he said it in the last 15 or 16 hours, since the attack. this is what we hear from since the attack. this is what we hearfrom many people, people who got attacked in their cars at traffic lights, people who jumped the car and tried to damage of the car, people who followed and in the last one or two hours we have a demonstration in the city of magdeburg of more tha

it's a dark day for magdeburg.ng shortly after the attack, police detained the driver, who the german interior ministry says is a 50—year—old doctor, originally from saudi arabia and had been a resident in germany for 18 years. authorities say around 70 people have been injured, some of them seriously. translation: this is a terrible tragedy. it's a catastrophe for the city of magdeburg and for germany in general. for this to happen at a christmas market is hard to comprehend. the german chancellor 0laf scholz is expected to visit the scene later and a post on x, said... following their bundesliga match, bayern munich curtailed there on pitch christmas ceremony, asking the crowd and players for a moment of silence in its place. this isn't the first time people have been killed by a vehicle at a christmas market in germany. in 2016, a man with islamist links crashed into a market in berlin, killing 12 people. magdeburg's annual christmas market draws tourists from near and far. this post on its social media page des

magdeburg., a car has been driven into crowds of shoppers there at that christmas market. news agencies reporting potentially dozens of people injured. at least one person killed. we are getting details from broadcasters in germany as well as newsagencies. you can see the scale of the emergency response in these pictures, ambulance after ambulance taking people away to local hospital for treatment. with me is my colleague samantha simmonds. talk us through what we know so far, what has happened here. samantha: about an hour or so ago this news had broken that a car had broken through this christmas market in magdeburg, according to a german broadcaster, other local media. they said in the past few moments that the afp news agency has said this car incident is assumed to be an attack, according to the regional interior ministry. we've been talking over the past hour here on bbc news, disgusting weather we don't know this was an accident or deliberate attack. the regional interior minister is sayi

magdeburg calling for the migration.e extremist political parties are trying to take advantage of this.- advantage of this. just briefly. _ advantage of this. just briefly, you _ advantage of this. just| briefly, you mentioned advantage of this. just briefly, you mentioned the concerns around security of christmas markets in germany, because it has happened before. what needs to be done to make them safer? we what needs to be done to make them safer?— them safer? we need to look at them safer? we need to look at the concept _ them safer? we need to look at the concept they _ them safer? we need to look at the concept they had _ them safer? we need to look at the concept they had in - the concept they had in magdeburg and figure out why there was a gap? it was a multilayered concept, policeman on the market in plain clothes and in uniform, cameras around the market. concrete barriers most sides, but there were escape routes left open. the question really is if you are of course need escape routes, why would they not block

a quite large christmas market there in magdeburg. german media says that at least one person has died. emergency services are saying that up to 80 people are injured at this count. at this point, based on cctv footage from the market that we have seen and verified but are not showing, it is incredibly graphic. those numbers will almost certainly go up. this video that again we are not airing at the moment, shows a black car speeding through a large crowd of people and in its wake you can see debris. you can see bodies on the ground. >> the driver of that black car is said to be under arrest, and this new video appears to show someone being taken into custody not far from the scene, though at this point it is not clear if that is the suspect. you can see multiple police yelling and surrounding this person as they lay down flat on the ground. different video then shows that person being led away. that is the footage from overhead. again, not far from the scene in magdeburg. we have cnn's fred pleitgen on the phone with us. fred, what a

he's called what happened in magdeburg a �*terrible act'.ut security after it emerged the suspect drove through an entrance reserved for ambulances and official vehicles. anna foster has been at the scene and sent this report. flickering candles have replaced the twinkling christmas lights. here in magdeburg, there's shock, disbelief and questions about how something like this could happen. 2a hours ago, this market was packed with people, but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short when a car sped through the crowds, killing five people and injuring 200 more. the car sped past us and the police ran after it. other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we now know it used the rescue entrance to get into the square, a gap deliberately left for ambulances to have access. police say the deadly rampage lasted three minutes. armed police quickly arrested a man, a doctor originally from saudi arabia but living here for nearly 20 years. his motive is still unde

our correspondent anna foster is in magdeburg.go and it is also the focal point where many people are gathering, it is the church right across from the christmas market, and many people are coming here to lay flowers and light candles. i just want to show you some live pictures. what we can see behind the crowd, that sea of flowers is growing all the time as more and people arrive here. we are seeing some really emotional scenes as well, there are tears, there are people holding each other, hugging each other, and you really start to get a sense of how much of what has happened here has had an impact on the city and the people in it. and as i was saying to you this is just across from the christmas market, you can evenjust just see around the tops of the buildings there the christmas lights that are still twinkling, you can see the stars that are still lit inside the christmas market, even though the market itself is of course completely shut down now. and what we have been seeing is police officers starting to move through, sweep

let's go to my colleague who is in magdeburg now. my colleague who is in maaadebur now. ., , magdeburgl a lot of peeple _ magdeburg now. there are still a lot of people coming - magdeburg now. there are still a lot of people coming out - magdeburg now. there are still a lot of people coming out into| a lot of people coming out into the center of the city tonight. they've been here all day in various numbers in the bitterly cold, in the rain sometimes. as you can seejulia flowers and candles. a small patch earlier today and you can see how it's grown over the last few hours. a little like the one outside the church on the other side of the church on the other side of the market square, which is turned into a realfocus the market square, which is turned into a real focus for people to come to have some quiet moments to contemplate and think about what happened here 2a hours ago. if you look into the market square you can really see the contrast. imagine this time of the last few nights, this place had been packed full of people who up it's had families, people coming out to eat and drink

he's called what happened in magdeburg a �*terrible act'.ns about security after it emerged the suspect drove through an entrance reserved for ambulances and official vehicles. let's go live to magdeburg — where a commemoration service is taking place near the scene of the attack. it's just getting under way now. the statement by the hacker to community says we're deeply affected by the attack on the christmas market, yesterday. we mourn the loss of the victims and their think about their relatives with what we want to observe silence at this time that's why we're canceling all the cathedral tours for the same goes for the choir in the cathedral and 7pm local time, that is right now we will hold a vigil at the cathedral for the victims. anna foster has been at the scene and sent this report. flickering candles have replaced the twinkling christmas lights here. in magdeburg, there's shock, disbelief and questions about how something like this could happen. 2a hours ago, this market was packed with people, but the laughter and celebration was

the nine—year—old boy who died in an attack at the magdeburg christmas market has been named.as nine years old. his identity was confirmed by the fire department — who said he had been a member of the children's fire brigade in the town of warle — about an hour's drive from magdeburg. this is the scene live at magdeburg market — it appears to have reopened and people are walking amongst the stalls. andre was one of five people who were killed — the identities of the other four, who were all women, haven't been made public. more than 200 other people were injured when they were struck by a car driven through the crowds. the man held by police following the incident, taleb al—abdulmohsen, has been charged with five counts of murder, and multiple counts of attempted murder — and detained in custody. he is a doctor, from saudi ariabia, and his motive remains unclear. but his social media posts appear to suggest he had been critical of islam. bethany bell has the latest from mandeburg. we have seen pictures of the nine—year—old boy who died here and magdeburg's christmas market tha

anna foster, bbc news, magdeburg. our correspondent, bethany bell, is in magdeburg with the latest.e 50—year—old man who was born in saudi arabia, who has been charged with five counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder and multiple counts — multiple counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of dangerous bodily harm. investigators are continuing to try and establish a possible motive in this case. we know so far that this man had lived in germany he was granted refugee status in 2016, and he worked as a psychiatrist at a local clinic. the police have also told us a little bit more about the victims, those who died in the attack on friday. they include a nine—year—old boy and four women, aged between 45 and 75. and bethany, what's the sense there in terms of a political fallout reaction? because we are seeing pictures as we are speaking to you, of people coming and just pausing for a moment and being still in front of that sea of flowers there. but i'm sure there will be a range of different emotions and people there in the media and the press this morning starting to th

our correspondent anna foster reports from magdeburg. people attended a vigil at the city's cathedral, a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders who helped at the scene joined the mourners and families of the victims. chancellor olaf scholz sat next to germany's president. on friday night, this market was packed. but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short when a car sped through the crowd, killing five people and injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the police ran after it. - other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we now know the rescue entrance was how the car got into the square — a gap deliberately left for ambulances to have access. police say the deadly rampage lasted three minutes. armed police quickly made an arrest. taleb al—abdulmohsen is a doctor, originally from saudi arabia but living here for nearly 20 years. germany's interior ministry said he holds islamophobic views, as their investigation cont

anna foster, bbc news, magdeburg.g now and our correspondent bethany bell. these are the pictures lie. people coming to continue these are the pictures lie. people coming to continue and stand for and they met in front of the sea of flowers. we can speak to our correspondent who is there. first festival bring us up—to—date the latest. we us up-to-date the latest. we have had _ us up-to-date the latest. we have had the _ us up—to—date the latest. - have had the suspect, the 50—year—old man who was born in saudi arabia who has been charged with five counts of murder. five counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of attempted murder and multiple counts of dangerous bodily harm. investigators are continuing to try to establish a possible motive in this case. we know so far that this man had lived in germany for almost 20 years when he was granted refugee status in 2016. he worked as a psychiatrist at a local clinic. the police have also told us a little bit more about the victims, those who died in the attack on fri

you can follow all the developments from magdeburg on the bbc news website or app.ass a controversial spending bill. after two failed attempts, a pared down measure was agreed by republicans and democrats in the senate and house of representatives, as peter bowes reports. the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. a sigh of relief for more than 3 million us government workers. many americans feared that christmas would be overshadowed by a damaging federal shutdown with no pay for some and reduced services. this was the third attempt to agree a spending plan after donald trump and his government efficiency tsar, the billionaire elon musk, intervened to scupper the bill in its originalform. but with hours to go before the government ran out of money, a deal. after days of wrangling, republicans and democrats agreed on a plan that will fund the government for the next three months. there's money for essential services, as well as disaster relief and aid for farmers. the bill passed in congress but the president—elect appea

it happened in the city of magdeburg. german chancellor olaf scholz is expected to give a news conference there very soon. this video appears to show police arresting the suspected driver at the scene. officials say the driver was a 50 year old man from saudi arabia, who is a permanent resident of germany. >> caplyta is best known, as far as we know now. >> there have been two fatalities and a large number of injuries. the perpetrator has been arrested. he is a 50 year old man from saudi arabia who entered the federal republic of germany for the first time in 2006. he had a settlement permit and thus a permanent residence, and has been working as a doctor in bernburg. according to our current knowledge, he acted as a lone offender. there is no information about other perpetrators. >> videos of the horrific attack are being uploaded to social media. we're actually about to show you one of them. but first i want to warn you, it may be disturbing to some viewers. it shows the moment the vehicle plowed into a packed christmas

anna foster has more from magdeburg. a handful of people out here tonight, reading the notes that have been left on the flowers, or attending these candles, that are throwing golden pools of light out into the deserted streets, and just look at this place this evening, the saturday before christmas. this market in the centre of town should be thriving, should be an absolute harbour of light and noise and energy, and instead use of a closed christmas stalls, you still see the detritus on the ground, the blankets that were used to warm the injured, some of the medical equipment that was used to treat those more than 200 people who were wounded here last night. this is an attack which has shocked notjust the city, but germany throughout, and which will change this place forever. as night fell, hundreds of people attended a vigil at the city's cathedral, a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders were among the mourners. chancellor 0laf scholz sat next to germany's president. 2a hours ago, this market was packe

this is in the east german town of magdeburg, that is according to a local broadcasters there.at the christmas market and driven through it, there's been some footage on social media showing number of people lying on the ground injured. there is also been a significant emergency response as you would expect, i'm just looking at the reuters news agency. they are saying is several people interviewed after an attack at the christmas market and magdeburg. several people may have also been killed. that's according to the broadcaster mdr, citing the local government spokesperson. so they are saying several potentially injured and killed as well. just a reminder that in december 2016 there was a truck deliberately driven into the christmas market at the kaiser wilhelm memorial church in berlin, that left 12 people dead and 56 others injured. this is, it appears to be a christmas market attack in magdeburg, it is in the east of germany. no confirmation yet on exactly what sort of attack it was although as i say, that report that potentially it was some sort of car driven into the marke

mourners in magdeburg continue to leave floral tributes for the victims, including a nine—year—old boyrael's military carries out a fresh wave of attacks across the gaza strip, hitting targets in gaza city, rafah and khan younis. syria's new rulers spark concerns for ethnic and religious minorities. we have a special report. the winning number is drawn in spain's annual christmas lottery, known as el gordo. and is this the end for the gypsy king? tyson fury storms off after losing the title fight against the defending world champion. hello, welcome to the programme, i'm lewis vaughan jones. a man has appeared in court in germany, charged with five counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder after friday's attack on a christmas market in the city of magdeburg. these are the live pictures in the square where many people have these are the live pictures in the square where many people have been these are the live pictures in the square where many people have been leaving these are the live pictures in the square where many people have been leaving flowers these are the live p

our correspondent anna foster is in magdeburg.many people are gathering, at the church right across from the christmas market, and many people are coming here to lay flowers and light candles. ijust coming here to lay flowers and light candles. i just want to show you some life pictures. what we can see behind the crowd, that sea of flowers is growing more and more as more and people arrive here. we are seeing some really emotional scenes as well, there are tears, there are people holding each other, hugging each other, and you really start to get a sense of how much of what has happened here has had an impact on the city and the people in it. and as i was saying to you this is just across from the christmas market, you can even just to see around the tops of the buildings there, the christmas lights that are still twinkling, you can see the stars that are still lit inside the christmas market, even though the market itself is of course completely shut down now. and what we have been seeing this police officer starting to move thr

we are in magdeburg in germany, a city in shock this lunchtime. we know five people, including a toddler, was killed when a car ploughed through these christmas dolls, and more than 200 people were injured. this lunchtime, you can sense the people around here moving around the city with a few days to go before christmas, there is a sombre and solemn air on the streets. ijust is a sombre and solemn air on the streets. i just want to show you exactly the area we are talking about here. you can see the christmas lights are still twinkling in this market, even though the stalls have now been closed and much of this market as you can see has been sealed off with the red and white police tape. this happened yesterday evening, and there is some graphic cctv pictures that showed that a vehicle ploughing into this market. now, it is worth saying that german christmas markets have been targeted before, and many of them have extra levels of security, extra layers of things like concrete barriers to try and stop vehicles, stock cars actually in and doing some

it is a dark day for magdeburg. (yelling).er the attack, police detained the driver who the german interior minister says is a 50—year—old doctor, originally from saudi arabia and had been resident in germany for 18 years. authorities say around 70 people have been injured, some of them seriously. translation: this is a terrible tragedy. - it's a catastrophe for the city of magdeburg and for germany in general. for this to happen at a christmas market is hard to comprehend. the german chancellor olaf scholz is expected to visit the scene later and a post on x, said: this is not the first time people have been killed by a vehicle at a christmas market in germany. in 2016, a man with islamist links crashed into a market in berlin, killing 12 people. magdeburg's annual christmas market draws tourists from near and far. this post on its social media page describes the market as a paradise for children. the scene late last night painted a very different picture. the city and the country forced to come to terms with what's with what

good to talk you. —— magdeburg.urs, around a hundred far—right protesters gathered in the streets of magdeburg. the march called for the "re—migration" of immigrants living in germany. the christmas market attack will likely add to the debate over security and immigration before national elections in february. opinion polls show the far—right alternative for germany party is likely to perform strongly. while a motive for the attack is still unclear, our security correspondent, frank gardner has been looking into the suspect — taleb al—abdulmohsen — and alleged warnings from the saudi government about him. they say that they passed four notes. these are official diplomatic notifications that they sent from saudi arabia to germany. i don't have the dates but they sent three of them to germany intelligence agencies and one to the german foreign minister warning they say about taleb al—abdulmohsen�*s extreme views that he held for the two sides to this, there is a view taken by at least one respected counterterrorism ex

anna foster sent this report from magdeburg. this is andre.mas, enjoying a night out at the festive market when he was killed. a fundraising account for his devastated family has raised thousands of euros. on social media, his mum said, "let my little teddy bear fly around the world once again." taleb al—abdulmohsen has been charged with andre's murder and that of four other people at the christmas market. german investigators are building up a picture of the saudi doctor, including in his own words. my name is taleb. i'm from saudi arabia. i'm an activist. in 2019 he was interviewed by the bbc. he talked about how he used his free time to help people. i created a website to help people seeking asylum, especially from saudi arabia and the gulf region. now he's been charged with killing five people at magdeburg's christmas market, speeding a powerful car through the packed alleys between the stalls, causing terror and panic. the attack unfolded in the city's central square at around seven o'clock on friday evening. the car turned off a nearby r

magdeburg which is west of berlin , a city of 240,000 people. and of course, there are videos circulating online, some of which we have not verified, but what we have seen is absolutely jaw-dropping and shocking. showing the car ramming into dozens and dozens of people who were just enjoying an evening out a few days before christmas and what we also see now is video circulating of people lying on the ground. there is an extensive police operation in place as the previous guests told you. now, according to the afp, dozens and dozens of people between 60 and 80 people were injured. local media, mdr reporting at least one person was killed, but it would not be surprising, after seeing that video, that the number could rise and rise quickly. there is an extensive operation in place and i want to point out what authorities had been saying in previous weeks. the german interior minister last month said that there was no concrete indications of a danger to christmas markets this year, but it was wise to be vigilant. on december 19, 2016, nearly 8 year

our correspondent bethany bell is following developments in magdeburg. criminal police unit office yesterday said on german television that they had received a warning from the saudi authorities about the suspect a year ago. he said the police initiated an investigation, but the threat was deemed to be too unspecific. we're seeing questions in the local german media about how there were other complaints and warnings about this man. he was not an unknown quantity, in the words of one official. he was known to be an activist and was very active on social media. there are many questions as to whether more could have been done to alert the authorities about the danger. there are also questions about what happened in this market. what about the security here? how was it possible for this car to get in? most of the market where i am now was surrounded by a concrete perimeter, of concrete blocks, but the car seems to have entered through a route that was meant for emergency vehicles. there is a lot of discussion about why it wasn't possible to put a barrier acr

mourners in magdeburg continue to leave floral tributes for the victims who include a nine—year—old boychurch of england priest with a history of child sexual abuse allegations was twice re—appointed to a senior position, the bbc finds. israel's military carries out a fresh wave of attacks across the gaza strip, hitting targets in gaza city, rafah and khan younis. the winning number is drawn in spain's annual christmas lottery, known as el gordo. a man has appeared in court in germany, charged with five counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder after friday's attack on a christmas market in the city of magdeburg. the suspect, a 50—year—old doctor originally from saudi arabia was named as taleb al—abdulmohsen. he was placed in pre—trial detention when he appeared in court last night. detention when he appeared his social media posts appear to suggest he had been critical of islam. let's speak to our correspondent anna foster, who is in bernburg, the home town of the suspect. what more do we know? this is where he _ what more do we know? this is where he lived _ what more d

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this is a place where he worked as a psychiatrist and the town from which he travelled to magdeburg oning. what we are learning more about all the time is him as an individual, notjust his work and home life in this town here, but also about his views, and often in his own words. back in 2019, taleb al—abdulmohsen was interviewed by the bbc and he talked about what he did here in germany, not specifically about his work, but about what he did in his free time. my name's taleb. i'm from saudi arabia, i'm an activist. i created a website to help people seeking asylum, especially from saudi arabia and the gulf region. five years ago taleb al—abdulmohsen described how he spent his free time helping people. 90% of people who approach me are women between 18 and 30 years old. now he has been charged with killing five people at magdeburg's christmas market, speeding a powerful car through the packed alleys between the stalls, causing terror and panic. he was arrested at the scene. this video showing armed police telling him not to move from the ground. he made thejourney to magdeburg from thi

yes. there in magdeburg right now. yes, indeed, there in magdeburg right now.n magdeburg right now. yes, indeed, many thanks, damien mcguinness reporting there. the appointment of lord peter mandelson as the next uk ambassador to the us has run into immediate controversy, as one of the masterminds of donald trump's election victory insulted him publicly within hours of the announcement. chris lacivita said that lord mandelson was "an absolute moron...who should stay at home". his barbed remarks were triggered by lord mandelson�*s own previous strong criticism of donald trump. in a moment, we'll hear more from our correspondent in washington, but first, here's damian grammaticas in westminster. peter mandelson — from 1997, he's been at the heart of labour's successes and always controversial too. now he's back — keir starmer�*s pick for ambassador to the us, but what's emerged are unflattering comments he's made about donald trump. the american president, who is little short of a white nationalist and racist. in donald trump's camp, that's already been noted. ch

the boy who died in the attack at the magdeburg christmas market has been named. gleissner was nine years old. his identity was confirmed by the fire department, who said he had been a member of the children's fire brigade in the town of warle, about an hour's drive from magdeburg. there's a memorial where people have been laying flowers and lighting candles. andre was one of five people who were killed. the identities of the other four, who were all adult women, have not been made public. the man held by police following the incident, taleb al—abdulmohsen, has been charged with five counts of murder, and multiple counts of attempted murder, and remains in custody. he is a doctor, from saudi arabia, and his motive remains unclear. his social media posts appear to suggest he had been critical of islam. our correspondent anna foster reports. this is andre, nine years old, looking forward to christmas, enjoying a night out at the festive market when he was killed. a fundraising account for his devastated family has raised thousands of euros. on social media. on socia

so as you mentioned, he said the reports from magdeburg suggest something bad. my thoughts are with the victims and their families. again, not exactly pointing to anything, as we can typically here with government leaders went something like this hap happens. it's very often that we do hear them make a quick claim of who this could be, who could be behind us. as we know, one person according to local media is in custody. this is the driver who allegedly drove into this christmas market, which is about two hours outside of berlin. you can see the sea of police cars and ambulances, and we have been watching the live feed of what has been happening on the ground there right now. you can see completely empty chrima. two hours ago, this would have been packed with people. what we can see just there in that shot that you are showing right now, we actually saw police running earlier, carrying weapons. we don't have information just yet on where they were going, where they were headed, but with one person in custody, that is going to raise the potential for there to be

anna foster reports from magdeburg.eople attended a visual at the city's cathedral, a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders who helped at the scene to join the mourners and families of the mourners and families of the victims. chancellor olaf scholz sat next to german as president. on friday night, this market was packed. but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short. when a car sped through the crowd, killing five people and injuring 200 more. killing five people and in'urin: 200 more. �* ,, �* injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us _ injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and - injuring 200 more. translation: the car sped past us and the - the car sped past us and the police ran after red stop other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. we now know that the _ panicking and screaming. we now

on monday night, thousands of people joined rival demonstrations in magdeburg.r—right afd party called for border closures and deportations, while anti—racism protesters accused them of politicising the tragedy. bethany bell sent this update. magni bird feels like a divided city this evening. in front of the cathedral, the far right afd party held a rally. one official told the crowd that it had been a monstrous political failure to grant the suspect asylum. from the crowd were heard shouts of "deportation, deportation". meanwhile, here at the christmas market, a counter demonstration, organised by an antiracism group was held. people here said that it was wrong to scapegoat migrants. they say that magda berg needed a moment to pause and reflect. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says that some progress has been made in negotiations to secure a hostage release and ceasefire deal in gaza, but added that reaching a final agreement is taking longer than expected. meanwhile, israel's defence minister has confirmed for the first time that israel was beh

the attack happened in the centre of magdeburg in east germany.r correspondent frances read. confusion, chaos. there are passers—by tending to those injured on the ground, what sounds like children crying, and adults too. people are looking round, bewildered at what has just happened. eyewitnesses say a car drove at speed straight into dozens upon dozens of people. just a few hours ago, this market was bustling with people, shopping and socialising in the days before christmas. ambulances and emergency services scramble to help those they can, taking people to hospital and treating at the scene, hospitals in the area told to deal with a mass casualty event. translation: this is a terrible tragedy. - it's a catastrophe for the city of magdeburg and for germany in general. for this to happen at a christmas market is hard to comprehend. attacks on citizens in germany are nothing new. eight years ago, an articulated lorry ploughed into a busy christmas market in the heart of berlin, killing 12 people and injuring many more. tonight, german police have

los reportes desde magdeburg sugieren que ha sucedido algo terrible.e cada aÑo atrae a miles de visitantes, fue cerrado para que la policÍa comenzara la investigaciÓn. las autoridades no hablaron sobre el motivo por el cual el hombre dirigiÓ el vehÍculo hacia la multitud. solo dijeron que lo estÁn interrogando y que la investigaciÓn estÁ en marcha. bueno, por supuesto, aranza, que episodios como este disparan las alarmas alrededor del mundo. >> claro, definitivamente. y ahora la pregunta es. quÉ reacciones h hay aqui en estados unidos? >> pues mira, la casa blanca. por lo pronto, ha dicho que esÁa monitoreando la situaciÓn y que estÁ en contacto con el gobierno alemÁn para ofrecerles cualquier tipo de ayuda. los mercados navideÑos de ciudades como chicago, como nueva york, estÁn extremando precauciones para que no se vaya a producir un episodio similar. esperemos que no pase de un susto nada mÁs. >> claro, definitivamente seguimos al pendiente de esta investigaciÓn, que ademÁs estÁ en curso. rogelio, gracias por la informaciÓn. la cÁmara de representan

decorations still festoon magdeburg's christmas market but the mood is desolate. as local people tried to come to terms with last night's fatal attack. festive night out turned into a nightmare. when a man fatally ploughed a car into a large crowd. translation: the car sped past us and the police ran after it. - other emergency services arrived, evacuated people and diverted traffic. people were still panicking and screaming. the suspected perpetrator, a saudi—born doctor who first came to germany in 2006, has been arrested. police are still working to uncover the motive. with all of germany in shock, german chancellor olaf scholz has come to the site of the tragedy together with regional leaders. translation: it is a dreadful tragedy that so many people i were killed and injured. it is a dreadful catastrophe. we send our sympathy to those who were injured and i express the solidarity of the entire country. the devastation left behind by the attack at the christmas market is still very visible. politicians were here just a few minutes ago to pay their respects but

our correspondent bethany bell is following developments in magdeburg.aid that they had received a warning from saudi authorities from about a year ago they said the police initiating an investigation that the threat was deemed to be too unspecific. there were other complaints about this man and warnings he was not an unknown quantity in the words of one official. he was known to have been an activist and was active on social media. many questions as to whether more could have been done to alert the authorities about the danger of this. france is observing a day of national mourning for victims of the powerful cyclone which devastated its overseas territory of mayotte. president emmanuel macron has led a minute's silence at the elysee palace. authorities fear the final death toll could be in the hundreds, or possibly thousands. donald trump has threatened to reassert united states control over the panama canal, saying american ships are being charged excessive fees by the central american nation. panama's president has hit back — insisting panama's sover

. >> it happened in the city of magdeburg. germany's chancellor is scheduled to visit the city in the coming hours. two people were killed and 68 injured when a car drove through the crowd. this video appears to show police arresting the suspected driver on the scene. officials say he's a 50 year old man from saudi arabia who is a permanent resident of germany. investigators have not said what the motive for the attack might be. our juliette kayyem explains that the man has been in germany since 2006 and worked as a doctor the killers ties to germany were deep. >> he had been there almost 20 years. you are not talking of the sort of, you know, is it a syrian refugee or is it a young person, you know, recently from another part of the country who got radicalized? it's that deepness of of ties to germany. a profession we don't know about family, uh, presumably an income that is, that is different about this. and so that's what they're going to be looking to. so it might be the ties to saudi arabia. it might be something related