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Eyewitness footage from a nearby building shows police swarming an individual and arresting them, after a car was driven into a busy Christmas market in eastern Germany. At least four have died, including a toddler, following the attack around 7PM on ...

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Watch live as police continue to patrol the scene of a deadly German Christmas market attack. A driver ploughed a car into a busy outdoor Christmas market in eastern Germany on Friday 20 December, killing two people and injuring at least 68 others in ...

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