The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among the five dead.
At least five people, including a 9-year-old child, were killed in the attack, which took place in the eastern city of Magdeburg. The authorities are still seeking a motive.
Security guards early Saturday in front of the cordoned-off Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, where an S.U.V. plowed into a crowd on Friday evening.