Swiss President Viola Amherd has expressed shock at the attack in Magdeburg, Germany on Friday. “My thoughts are with the victims and their families,” Amherd wrote on the social media site X. Switzerland stands by Germany in these difficult times. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At least four people have died and more than 40 people were injured after a man drove into a crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas market. At least one young child died in the attack. Some German media reported 200 injured. “This is a catastrophe for the city of Magdeburg, for the state and for Germany in general,” said Reiner Haseloff, Minister President of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The police arrested a man at the scene. He is a doctor who lives and works in Bernburg. State Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang said that the man was from Saudi Arabia, had first come to Germany in 2006 and had a permanent residence permit. The police motives of the arrested suspect for the ...
