Death toll from German Christmas market attack rises to six

The number of people who died after the attack on a Christmas market in Germany last month has risen to six, prosecutors said on Monday.

The number of people who died after the attack on a Christmas market in Germany last month has risen to six, prosecutors said on Monday.

Prosecutors in Naumburg said a 52-year-old woman is the latest person to have died, German news agency dpa reported.

Four women and a nine-year-old were also among the victims, authorities previously said.

More than 200 people were injured in the attack after a man drove a rented car through the crowded market in Magdeburg in December.

Authorities identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency.

The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam, and on social media expressed support for the far-right.

More to follow.

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