Saudi Doctor Plows Car Through a Crowded Christmas Market in Germany; at Least Two Dead, Dozens Injured
The suspect was driving the dark BMW and is reportedly a 50-year-old from Saudi Arabia.
BERLIN — A Saudi Arabian doctor, driving a black BMW, tore through a Christmas market at the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people, with up to 80 people injured, according to reports.
The driver of the car was arrested, the German news agency dpa reported. The suspect is a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany since 2006 and has permanent residency status, according to government officials. Pictures uploaded to social media show the suspect with his head on the ground and surrounded by police.
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