The death toll from the German Christmas market attack has risen | News in brief

The death toll in the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany has risen to six.

The death toll in the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany has risen to six, prosecutors say.

According to the prosecutors of the nearby city of Naumburg, a 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from the injuries she received in the attack.

According to the latest figures from the German Interior Ministry, a total of 299 people were injured in the attack.

A Saudi Arabian who has lived in Germany for a long time Taleb al-Abdulmohsen drove into the crowd at Magdeburg’s Christmas market on December 20. Al-Abdulmohsen was arrested at the scene, but the motive of the suspected attacker remains unclear.

The Saudi man had previously been asked to be extradited to Saudi Arabia.

Source: AFP

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