German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party not to exploit the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. "To the AfD, I can only say: Any attempt to exploit such a terrible act and to abuse the suffering of the victims is despicable,

A suspect arrested for a car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was identified as Islamophobic by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. The minister refrained from commenting on the suspect's political ties,

More than 200 people were injured, many seriously, when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into a busy Magdeburg, Germany, Christmas market Friday evening.

With the death toll rising to five people killed and over 200 wounded, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the site, along with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who has said the arrested suspect held 'Islamophobic' views.

Flags fly at half-mast at the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 21, 2024. German Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser ordered Saturday morning that all flags at all federal buildings be flown at half-mast nationwide to mourn the victims of a tragic attack at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday night,

The news comes just a month after German interior minister Nancy Faeser advised people to be vigilant at Christmas markets. It also comes eight years after Anis Amri, a failed Tunisian asylum seeker with Islamist links, crashed a truck into revelers at a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a rally in Magdeburg, the location of a deadly Christmas market attack, sparking debate and controversy. The rally has drawn attention to the party’s political stance,