Magdeburg: Day after Christmas market attack
After the deadly vehicular attack in Magdeburg, the Christmas market remains closed. People from Magdeburg and beyond paid their respects at the scene of the attack — including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Deserted and desolate
After the attack on the Christmas market in central Magdeburg, which left five people dead and hundreds injured, some of them seriously, the market remained closed.
In memory
Outside the Church of St. John, which is located right beside the Magdeburg Christmas market, passersby laid flowers or mementos or lit candles.
Shared grief
Over the course of the weekend, people came to pay their respcts at the scene.
Olaf Scholz in Magdeburg
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Magdeburg the day after the attack. Seen here with members of the city fire brigade, Scholz spoke of a “terrible atrocity."
Political visitors
Along with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, other politicians came to express their condolences too: (right to left) Reiner Haseloff, state premier of Saxony-Anhalt, the federal state in which Magdeburg is located, federal transport minister Volker Wissing, federal environment minister Steffi Lemke and interior minister Nancy Faeser.
Mass media interest
Chancellor Scholz warned against allowing the act to divide German society.
No more sweets
A day after the attack, workers began clearing out goods at the Christmas market. The only spectators are police assigned to guard the market, which is closed to the public.
Security at markets increased
The Magdeburg Christmas market's closure poses a financial problem for many traders. Other Christmas markets are beefing up secuirty and there was even a suggestion that all markets in Germany be closed.