#BreakingNews Death Toll from the Attack in Magdeburg Germany Rises as the Bishops Raise Prayers for the Victims



On December 20th in the evening, a man rana car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Germany's city of Magdeburg.
The attack resulted in five deaths and over 200 injured, with several in a critical condition.
A man has been arrested as a suspect, and police consider him as solely responsible. He was driving a black BMW going at high speed via the pedestrian walkway between Christmas stalls.
Footage showed armed police chasing then arresting a man next the BMW with major damage to its front.
Five people have been confirmed to have died in the attack, one of whom is a child.
Over 200 people have been injured and at least 41 are in a critical condition.

Germany's Catholic Bishops' Conference Released a Statement:
Regarding the attack that left two people dead and many injured yesterday evening (December 20, 2024) in Magdeburg, the Chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, and the Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Dr. Georg Bätzing, issued the following statement:
"The inhumane attack in Magdeburg has left us speechless. Many people throughout Germany and around the world are feeling the horror, grief and sympathy today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Magdeburg at this time. As churches, we mourn with the relatives of the victims of this terrible attack and pray for the injured and the deceased, as well as for their relatives who are now worried about their loved ones. So many innocent people have fallen victim to this senseless violence just before Christmas. Our thanks go to the dedicated emergency services who have been caring for the injured since yesterday and are working hard to clarify what happened, as well as to the emergency chaplains who are standing by people at this moment and accompanying the traumatized."
Note:
This Saturday evening, an ecumenical memorial service will take place in Magdeburg Cathedral with Bishop Kramer and Bishop Feige.
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German media has reported the suspect as Taleb A, a psychiatrist who lives in Bernburg, just south of Magdeburg. He is a refugee from Saudi Arabia, and arrived in Germany in 2006 and in 2016. Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told reporters that it was "clear to see" that the suspect holds "Islamophobic" views. The suspect is an critic of Islam on social media, and has promoted conspiracy theories about an alleged plot by German authorities to islamicise Europe.
"The reports from Magdeburg raise the worst fears," the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on social media platform X. He posted the above picture on X and wrote: "Our whole country mourns with Magdeburg. It is terrible how many people were killed and injured with unbelievable brutality here at a happy Christmas market. I wish all the victims and their families strength and a speedy recovery in body and soul."
Sources: BBC and https://www.dbk.de/presse/aktuelles/meldung/bischoefin-fehrs-und-bischof-baetzing-zum-anschlag-von-magdeburg

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