Germany Bulked Up Christmas Market Security. An Attack Still Happened. NYT | Top Stories Lynsey Chutel and Jenny Gross 22 December 2024 at 02:46 The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety. © Michael Probst/Associated PressPolice officers standing guard on Saturday at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, where a car plowed into a crowd on Friday evening.