A Saudi man allegedly drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, leaving several people on the ground motionless and at least two dead.
Footage of the attack shows a car speeding down the road into a large crowd of people attending the festival. Authorities arrested the suspect perpetrator, whom German state premier Reiner Haseloff confirmed at a press conference is a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian native who has worked in Germany as a doctor since 2006.
Government spokesperson Matthias Schuppe confirmed that the incident was an attack, WELT reported. Between 60 to 80 people have been injured in the attack, leading all hospitals to prepare for mass casualties.
At least two people, an adult and a child, were killed in the attack, Haseloff said at the press conference. He further stated that the perpetrator acted alone and there is no further threat.