Christmas market
Coverage of Christmas market in the Nexus archive.
- Saudi doctor who killed six people and injured 300 more by driving a car through Christmas market is jailed for life in Germany
A Saudi doctor was sentenced to life in prison in Germany for driving a car into a Christmas market, killing six people and injuring 300 others. The attack occurred in Germany, and the perpetrator received a life sentence.
- Saudi doctor given life sentence for deadly car rampage on German Christmas market
A Saudi doctor was sentenced to life in prison for killing six people and injuring hundreds by ramming a rented BMW into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, in 2024. The attack intensified debates over immigration tensions ahead of Germany's February 2025 general election.
- Magdeburg Christmas market attacker sentenced to life
A 51-year-old was sentenced to life for a 2024 attack on a Magdeburg Christmas market, where he drove a rental car through a security cordon into a crowd, killing six and injuring over 300.