US EditionChristmas Market in Germany Opens After Last Year’s Deadly Attack in the City of Magdeburg
The market reopened with over 140 vendors and new security measures after a deadly car attack killed six last December, with organizers investing about $290,000 in safety.
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Christmas market in Germany opens after last year’s deadly attack in the city of Magdeburg
BERLIN — The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg opened Thursday, nearly a year after it was the scene of a horrific car-ramming attack that left six people dead. Five women and a boy died, and many more people were injured in the Dec. 20 attack that lasted just over a minute. On Thursday morning, more than 140 merchants opened their stalls, selling candles, wool hats, candied almonds, mulled wine and other Christmas treats, German …
Magdeburg is planning several commemorations on the anniversary of the attack on the Christmas market. The trial against the suspect is currently under trial.
Do you stay away, out of respect for the victims, out of concern for your own security? Or do you go there, even more so now? The Magdeburg Christmas Market is open – and shows how much the attack in the city is working.
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