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| Tributes to nine-year-old killed in German Christmas market attack | |
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| A local fire brigade has paid tribute to a nine-year-old killed in an attack on a German Christmas market. | A local fire brigade has paid tribute to a nine-year-old killed in an attack on a German Christmas market. |
| André Gleißner died after a car drove into a crowd of shoppers at the market in Magdeburg on Friday evening, according to the Schöppenstedt fire department. | André Gleißner died after a car drove into a crowd of shoppers at the market in Magdeburg on Friday evening, according to the Schöppenstedt fire department. |
| In a statement they said he was a member of the children's fire brigade in Warle, which is about an hour's drive from Magdeburg. | In a statement they said he was a member of the children's fire brigade in Warle, which is about an hour's drive from Magdeburg. |
| Four women, aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, also died in the attack. Authorities are holding a suspect in pre-trial detention on counts of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. | Four women, aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, also died in the attack. Authorities are holding a suspect in pre-trial detention on counts of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. |
| "Our thoughts are with André's relatives, who we also want to support during this difficult time," the fire department's statement said. | |
| The Lower Saxony youth fire brigade also paid tribute to the nine-year-old. | |
| "Our condolences go out to his family, his friends and everyone who was close to him," it said in a statement. | |
| "We stand by their side in these difficult times and express our deepest sympathy," it added. | |
| The attack on Friday left more than 200 people injured, with some left in a critical condition. | |
| The four women who were also killed have not yet been identified. |