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The Chicago Police Department paid “special attention” to the city’s Christkindlmarket on Friday afternoon following an incident at a Christmas market in Germany that left two people dead and at least 68 others injured when a vehicle sped through a crowd.
In a statement, Chicago police said: “The Chicago Police Department is aware of and continues to monitor this incident. While there is no actionable intelligence at this time, CPD has a special focus on Christkindlmarket.”
In New York City, police have increased security at Christmas markets as a precaution and in response to the incident, a senior NYPD official said. NBC News on Friday.
German American Events, which operates Christkindlmarkets in Chicago and Aurora, issued the following statement:
“We are deeply saddened by the incident at the Magdeburg Christmas market. Our thoughts are with all those affected.
Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our visitors, suppliers and staff. We have many security measures, both visible and invisible. We are cooperating fully with the authorities and are committed to supporting their efforts in every way possible. “Chriskindlmarket has dedicated security staff and police department officers in both Chicago and Aurora markets to ensure a safe environment at all times.”
A car crashed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg in what authorities suspect was an attack.
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Fifteen of those injured were seriously injured, according to government officials and the city government website. He said 37 people suffered medium-severity injuries and 16 suffered minor injuries. Magdeburg, west of Berlin, is the capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt and has around 240,000 inhabitants.
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The alleged attack came eight years after the attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. On December 19, 2016, an Islamic extremist plowed through a busy Christmas holiday with a truck, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more. The attacker died days later in a shooting in Italy.
Christmas markets are a large part of German culture as an annual Christmas tradition cherished since the Middle Ages and successfully exported to much of the Western world. In Berlin alone, more than 100 markets opened late last month, bringing the smells of mulled wine, roasted almonds and sausages to the capital. Other markets abound throughout the country.
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