Car mows down shoppers at Christmas market in Germany

There was no immediate information on whether anyone has been killed or injured

A car has driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, according to a government spokesman. There was no immediate information on whether anyone has been killed or injured.

The driver of the car has been arrested, according to dpa news agency, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Located west of Berlin, Magdeburg is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, with a population of about 240,000.

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