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Tributes have been paid to a nine-year-old boy who was killed in an attack on a German Christmas market.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Gleissner died after a car drove into a crowd of shoppers at the market in Magdeburg on Friday evening, a local fire department said.<\/p>\n

A social media post, reportedly attributed to Andr\u00e9’s mother, called him “my little teddy bear” and said he would “always live in our hearts”.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another tribute came from a fire department in nearby Sch\u00f6ppenstedt. <\/p>\n

In a statement it said Andr\u00e9 was a member of the children’s fire brigade in Warle, which is about an hour’s drive from Magdeburg.<\/p>\n

The children’s fire brigade is a youth organisation open to kids aged six to 12 with an interest in firefighting. <\/p>\n

“Our thoughts are with Andr\u00e9’s relatives, who we also want to support during this difficult time,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

The Lower Saxony youth fire brigade also paid tribute to the nine-year-old.<\/p>\n

“Our condolences go out to his family, his friends and everyone who was close to him,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“We stand by their side in these difficult times and express our deepest sympathy,” it added.<\/p>\n

An online fundraiser reportedly set up to raise money for Andr\u00e9’s family has received more than \u20ac60,000 (\u00a349,900) in donations so far. <\/p>\n

The attack on Friday left at least 200 people injured, with some left in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

The four women who were also killed have not yet been identified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The car ploughed into the crowded market via an emergency vehicle access lane about 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Friday, police said.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses described jumping out of the car’s path, fleeing or hiding. Unverified social media footage showed the vehicle speeding through a pedestrian walkway between stalls.<\/p>\n

Police said the driver then returned to the road and was forced to stop in traffic, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n

Around 100 police, medics and firefighters attended the scene, according to city officials.<\/p>\n

A 50-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of five counts of murder, multiple attempted murders and dangerous bodily harm, police said.<\/p>\n

The suspect has been identified in local media as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a Saudi-born psychiatrist who arrived in Germany in 2006.<\/p>\n

The motive behind the attack remains unclear but authorities say they believe the driver acted alone.<\/p>\n

German authorities are facing questions about security after reports they were warned last year that the suspect could pose a threat.<\/p>\n

The Saudi foreign ministry said it warned the German government about al-Abdulmohsen’s extremist views, but received no response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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