A car has driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in Germany

<p>BERLIN (AP) — A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, German news agency dpa reported.</p><p>The driver of the car was arrested, the agency said, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.</p><p>

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</p><p>There was no immediate information on whether people were killed or injured.</p><p>Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 240,000 inhabitants.</p><p>On Dec. 19, 2016 in Berlin, an Islamic extremist attacker plowed through a crowd of Christmas market-goers with a truck, leaving 13 people dead and injuring dozens more. The attacker was killed days later in a shootout in Italy.</p><p>

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</p><p>German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser had said late last month that there were no concrete indications of a danger to Christmas markets this year, but that it was wise to be vigilant.</p><p><em>This is a developing story; check back for updates.</em></p>