A driver rammed a car into a crowd of shoppers at a busy German Christmas market on Friday evening, killing at least five people and injuring 200.An extensive police operation is underway following the attack at the market in the German city of Magdeburg that happened at around 7pm local time on Friday.

At least five people are dead and multiple are injured after a car plowed into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market. Newsweek's live blog is closed.