The AfD became the first party considered by many to be far-right to come out victorious in a state election in Germany since the World War II, when it won Brandenburg in September.
Abdulmohsen. Police haven't cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”
Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people - including a 9-year-old - and injuring 200 others.
Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.
At least five people, including a 9-year-old child, were killed in the attack, which took place in the eastern city of Magdeburg. The authorities are still seeking a motive.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be unjustified, news wire DPA reported.
At least two people are dead and over 60 people have been injured, local officials said. Latest updates.
The suspect, identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., was arrested after plowing a black BMW into a Christmas market.
The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday
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