A local fire brigade has paid tribute to a nine-year-old boy killed in an attack at a Christmas market in Germany.
Andre Gleissner died after a car plowed into a crowd of shoppers at a market in Magdeburg on Friday evening, according to the Schöbenstedt Fire Department.
They said in a statement that he was a member of the children's fire brigade in Varel, which is about an hour's drive from Magdeburg.
Four women, ages 45, 52, 67, and 75, also died in the attack. The authorities are The suspect is detained in reserve On charges of murder, attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.