3-Minute Christmas Market Rampage Shakes Germany NYT | Top Stories Christopher F. Schuetze and Melissa Eddy 22 December 2024 at 00:50 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. © Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated PressSecurity 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.