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A car ploughed into a crowd at a German Christmas market on Friday, causing at least 20 injuries in a suspected terror attack. The car crashed through barriers protecting the market in Magdeburg and drove straight into shoppers, eyewitnesses reported. Video purportedly taken by a nearby camera showed a car mowing down pedestrians as it sped through a narrow alleyway with stalls on either side. The driver has been arrested, Germany’s DPA news agency reported, and police closed the market as they searched for explosives. More than 20 people appeared to have been injured in the attack, Bild newspaper reported. The prime minister of Saxony-Anholt province, Reiner Haseloff, was reported to be on his way to the scene. Christmas markets in Europe have been frequent targets for terror attacks and both France and Germany have stepped up security in order to protect the public. Videos circulating on social media show people lying on the ground and a massive police presence near the market. A spokesperson for local police said: “We do not yet know exactly what happened.”