At least two people, including a small child, have been killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed a car into a busy outdoor Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Local authorities are calling the incident a terror attack.
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00:00In Germany, at least two people, including a small child, are dead and dozens of others
00:06injured after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market.
00:11Local officials are calling it a terror attack.
00:18Among the 68 injured, 15 are reported to be in serious condition.
00:23The driver of the car was arrested at the scene.
00:26He has been identified as a 50-year-old Saudi medical doctor who moved to Germany in 2006.
00:33The motive for the attack remains unclear and the man has no known links to Islamist
00:38extremism.
00:39The attack in the city of Magdeburg has led to other towns cancelling their weekend Christmas
00:45markets for security concerns and in solidarity with the victims.