German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other senior officials, including Interior Minister Nancy Feser and Justice Minister Volker Wissing, visited the scene of yesterday's deadly car attack on Christmas market visitors in the city of Magdeburg, agencies reported, BTA reported.
At least four people died, including a child, while 41 people are in serious condition after a car plowed into a crowd last night. Some local media outlets reported that the number of injured was over 200.
According to authorities, the suspect, who was detained by police, is a Saudi-born medic who lives and works in the nearby town of Bernburg.
Scholz and his accompanying officials met with representatives of the local government, including the premier of Saxony-Anhalt state, Rainer Haseloff. Feser ordered that all flags in front of federal government buildings across the state be flown at half-mast this morning as a sign of mourning.
A funeral mass will be held at Magdeburg's city cathedral today at 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. Bulgarian time).