Magdeburg mourns Christmas market dead

Saudi national, alleged to have killed five and injured more than 200, had issued a warning on social media

A Saudi national alleged to have carried out a deadly attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, which killed five and injured more than 200, had warned on social media that something big will happen".

The 50-year-old doctor is in police custody after a black BMW SUV ploughed 400 metres through a crowded market at speed, driving over some people and flinging others up into the air. A nine-year-old girl is among the dead.