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'Torn from my side': Horror of German Christmas market attack

A rescuer loads a ladder on an emergency vehicle in the area where a car crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market injuring more than 60 people on December 20, 2024 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The death toll of the Magdeburg market attack rose to two according to the State Premier. [AFP]

Shocked survivors recounted the moment a car attack on Friday turned a glittering Christmas market in eastern Germany into a scene of death and carnage.

Families were crowded at the market set up around a large Christmas tree in the centre of Magdeburg when a BMW barrelled towards them around 7 pm (1800 GMT).

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