There was a lot of shouting during Christmas shopping in Germany, who is the person who ran over 11 people?

A shocking incident has come to light from Magdeburg, Germany, where a man drove his car into a Christmas market and crushed dozens of shoppers. 11 people have died in this incident and more than 80 people are injured. The condition of many of the injured is said to be critical. The police are investigating the case from the terror angle.

Police said that on Friday, a car crushed a crowd of people in a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, after which the police arrested the fleeing man. Authorities suspect a terrorist attack behind this incident. After this incident, there was chaos in the area and the market was closed.

What happened in Magdeburg, Germany?

• A high-speed car rams into a Christmas market
• The car ran over people and fled
• There was a scream at the Christmas market
• The area was sealed in search of the attacker
• Police arrested the fleeing man

Who is the accused?

The name of the person who caused the accident is being told as Taleb, who is a Saudi citizen. He is 50 years old. He is a doctor in Bernburg, about 40 kilometers south of Magdeburg. The accused came to Germany from Saudi Arabia in 2006 and got refugee status in 2016. The accused is a resident of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the car in which this accident happened was a rented car with a Munich license plate.

The Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia also condemned the incident and said that it would stand with the families of the deceased.

Footage from the scene shows the suspect lying on the ground next to a badly damaged black car with a police officer pointing a gun at him while bystanders watch in shock.

• The accused came to Germany from Saudi Arabia in 2006
• The attacker is from the state of Saxony-Anhalt
• Rent a car with Munich license plates
• A black BMW rammed into the crowd at high speed
• Drove a car for 400 meters in the Christmas market
• The attack happened around 7 p.m.
• Agencies are investigating the attack from a terror angle.

How did the incident happen?

Around 7 pm, chaos broke out in the Christmas market of Magdeburg, Germany when a black-coloured BMW car entered the crowd at high speed. The car kept moving forward crushing whoever came in front of it and taking the lives of about 11 people.