Magdeburg: German Christmas market suspect detained before judge

During a visit to the market on Saturday, Scholz described the attack as a “terrible tragedy” as “many people were injured and killed with such brutality” in a place that is supposed to be “joyful.”

He told reporters there were serious concerns for those who had been seriously injured and that “all resources” would be allocated to investigating the suspect behind the attack.

Earlier, Reiner Haseloff, premier of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, said a preliminary investigation suggested the alleged attacker was acting alone.

Prosecutor Horst Walter Nopens said Saturday that the investigation was ongoing, but suggested that a possible motive for the attack “could have been discontent with the way Saudi refugees are treated in Germany.”