Bild reported on the visit of the German Chancellor and the head of the German Interior Ministry to Magdeburg

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the head of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Nancy Feiser will arrive in Magdeburg on December 21 after a car hit a crowd at the city's Christmas fair. The German newspaper Bild reported on December 20.

"Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Feiser will go to Magdeburg on Saturday to the scene of the accident," - stated in the material of the publication.

What happened in Magdeburg: a car drove into the crowd at the Christmas fair

There are dead and wounded

About the collision of a car into a crowd in the city of Magdeburg in Germany became known earlier in the day. According to the portal T-Online, as a result of the accident killed 11 people, 60 more suffered. The police launched a large-scale operation and used a helicopter for this purpose. The footage shows many ambulances standing with sirens on. The injured are being treated right on the spot.

Also in the regional government of Saxony-Anhalt called a terrorist attack on a crowd of people at the Christmas market in Magdeburg.

At the same time, Scholz expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a car collision with a crowd in the German city of Magdeburg. He also thanked the "dedicated rescuers during these anxious hours."

After that, it was reported that the Russian Embassy in Germany is in close contact with German law enforcement agencies to clarify information about the presence of Russian citizens among the victims.

The newspaper Die Welt reported the arrest of a suspect in a hit-and-run crowd in Magdeburg. It was also reported about an unknown object in the back seat of the car, which, according to experts, may contain an explosive device.