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News Wrap: German police believe man intentionally drove through crowd at Christmas market

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In our news wrap Friday, a car drove through a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Germany, Ukraine struck inside Russia's Kursk region with U.S.-supplied weapons, the Biden administration announced it would forgive another $4 billion in student loan debt for roughly 55,000 borrowers who work in public service and Party City is closing its doors after nearly 40 years in business. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

And we start today's other headlines with an unfolding tragedy in Germany, where a car drove at high speed through a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the northeastern city of Magdeburg.

0:11.4

At least two people are dead and dozens are injured. A German media outlet reports the death toll could be as high as 11.

0:18.6

Officials believe this was a deliberate attack,

0:21.3

and the suspect a 50-year-old Saudi doctor has been arrested.

0:25.9

Residents and visitors were in a state of shock

0:28.2

and called the attack a dark day for the city so close to the holidays.

0:35.4

We are shaking.

0:37.1

We are full of sympathy for the relatives. Also, we hope that nothing has

0:41.1

happened to our relatives, friends and acquaintances. This week marks the anniversary of an

0:46.5

attack on a Berlin Christmas market eight years ago where an extremist drove a truck through a

0:51.6

crowd and killed 13 people. Ukraine and Russia traded deadly missile strikes today.

0:57.5

A Russian official says Ukraine struck inside the Kursk border region with U.S. supplied weapons,

1:02.8

killing at least six people, including a child.

1:05.8

Eyewitness video caught scenes of destruction and panic.

1:09.0

Ukrainian soldiers have held part of Kursk ever since

1:12.5

a surprise incursion earlier this year.

1:15.4

Meantime in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, officials say one person was killed in a Russian missile

1:20.3

attack during morning rush hour.

1:22.9

Ukraine's foreign ministry also said Russia endangered other countries diplomats.

1:28.3

As a result of the missile attack, several embassies were damaged.

1:34.3

You can see a car with diplomatic plates that belongs to one of the diplomatic institutions.

1:41.3

Here's the interior of the embassy. All of these embassies are housed in the same

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