German authorities got tipoffs about suspect in Christmas market attack
Five people were killed Friday, and around 200 were hurt, when a driver plowed through a crowded market in Magdeburg.
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Five people were killed Friday, and around 200 were hurt, when a driver plowed through a crowded market in Magdeburg.
The suspect, identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., was arrested after plowing a black BMW into a Christmas market.
Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people - including a 9-year-old - and injuring 200 others.
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The other of the two women attacked that day did not survive.
Eva Liu, 21, and Kelsey Chang, 22, were traveling together when they were both attacked.
Eva Liu, 21, and Kelsey Chang, 22, were traveling together when they were both attacked. Liu did not survive the attack. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
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