Dpa stated the motive force had been arrested following the incident within the jap metropolis of Magdeburg.
Native authorities spokesperson Matthias Schuppe stated a number of individuals had been injured and a number of other might have been killed, Reuters reported, citing public broadcaster MDR.
He was additionally quoted as saying it was an assault.
Police stated on X that intensive operations have been going down on the Magdeburg Christmas market.
The market within the metropolis centre was closed and additional reviews would comply with, police added.
Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has a inhabitants of about 240,000.
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