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Armed police forced the driver of a
badly damaged BMW out of his car and

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onto the ground.

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Before officers rushed to detain him.

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The arrest came moments after the car
smashed through a crowd of people at

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a busy Christmas market in the
East German city of Magdeburg.

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The vehicle drove at least 400
metres, according to police, killing

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and injuring people in its path.

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A young child is among the dead.

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More than 100 emergency
responders rushed to the scene.

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We were in the church for 
the concert, and we saw the police lights 

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and heard the sirens and of course
it went on so long that you had to

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assume that something
terrible had happened.

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German authorities have identified
the driver as a 50 year old Doctor

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Who moved to Germany
from Saudi Arabia in 2006.

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They've described him as a lone
attacker and did not believe there

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were any further threats.

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Yours is on a football.

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It is a terrible tragedy.

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It is a catastrophe for
the city of Magdabourg 

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and for Germany in general.

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In the context of what 
a Christmas market is supposed to bring

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it really is one of the
worst things I can imagine.

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We have caught the perpetrator.

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We are currently in the process of
collecting all further data and also

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carrying out the interrogation.

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Friday's attack came eight years
after an Islamic extremist drove 

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a truck into a Berlin Christmas
market, killing thirteen people.

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Christmas markets are a huge part 
of German culture, but several events

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have now been called off at the
weekend as a safety precaution and

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out of respect for
the victims in Magdeburg.