Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect.

Disbelief dominates Germany’s Magdeburg at Christmas, days after the deadly car attack:: Magdeburg, Germany:: December 24, 2024“There is still the disbelief, the shock that this can happen like this and that it affects innocent people who have died and who have been injured.

Magdeburg's Christmas market is a sad sight. This should have been the busiest weekend of the season, but the whole area has been cordoned off and all the stands are shut. Police are the only people walking around the boarded-up mulled wine and gingerbread stalls.