UN offers condolences after car smashes into German Christmas market

New York, Dec 21, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations has expressed shock, after a man drove a car into a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

“We are shocked by the news of the attack today in Magdeburg, Germany,” UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement.

“We extend our condolences to the families of the victims, as well as the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Germany. We wish those injured a swift recovery.”

At least two people were killed, including a small child, and 60 injured in the incident, authorities said.

GNA