Tragedy at Christmas Market
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (82219)
Daytona Beach, Florida
December 21, 2024 11:14am CST
Oh, Lord why? I wish these maniacs would leave certain places alone especially schools, places where many people gather, and of course, during this holiday season Christmas Markets.
The facts:
A car plowed into the crowd at a Christmas Market in Magdeburg, Germany. There are many injured with the death toll rising. Among them are two dead and one was just a toddler. The attacker has been arrested and is a doctor from Saudi Arabia. Inside the vehicle, they also found an explosive device.
This is so upsetting I send up prayers for all involved.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-christmas-market-attack-magdeburg-32ec923f21cccb2a34e287da42ced921
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@xFiacre (13205)
• Ireland
21 Dec
@rasmasandra I’ve just been thinking about that while having a lovely time in Edinburgh’s Christmas market. Heartbreaking.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@xFiacre glad you are all right and enjoying yourself. However, were I at the market in Edinburgh I would feel scared.
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@celticeagle (170766)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Dec
They can't hurt the maximum of people if they don't visit these places. It is a pact these evil beings have made.
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@celticeagle (170766)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Dec
@RasmaSandra .......They sure do. Some better than others.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
@celticeagle they know how to hide their horns and tails
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Oh no! When I read your title, I immediately thought of what that could be - and hate to say I assumed right. How awful and heartbreaking @much2say (56970)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec
@RasmaSandra Oh - you're so right - such people shouldn't be categorized as "human" - they are not like us 
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@much2say you could say that was not a human being to have done this,
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@RebeccasFarm (91565)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 Dec
Yes and he was a doctor living there enjoying the life Germany gave to him. Disgusting why they have to come to other countries and do hateful evil acts.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@RebeccasFarm doctors have to help people not kill and injure them,
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@wolfgirl569 (110924)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec
That's so sad. Glad the explosives didn't go off
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@wolfgirl1569 last year I wrote about the lovely Christmas Markest in Europe so this just left me speechless,
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@sallypup it makes me think that like in the Hollywood movies suddenly the Devil takes over a person and then such things happen. Unfortunately, I think the reality is that this was one deranged person,
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@sallypup (62625)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec
@RasmaSandra A person would have to be deranged to do such an act.
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@ptrikha_2 (47326)
• India
22 Dec
Yes. This is very shocking indeed. I fail to understand what goes inside minds of some that they start to cause so much destruction.
If someone has been victimized by any individual why bring those who are not involved in the equation?
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@allknowing (140088)
• India
21 Dec
What was he planning to do with that explosive device I wonder - a terrorist?
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
@allknowing just thank God the explosives did not go off
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@FourWalls (70994)
• United States
21 Dec
Thankful that the bomb didn’t go off. Definitely praying for the injured.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@FourWalls if that bomb had gone off as well they should have shot that deranged person doing all this right away,
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@Juliaacv this made me cry for sure,
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
@Shiva49 first thought would be if I would not want to get injured why would I injure other people
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@dgobucks226 (35982)
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22 Dec
There have been so many instances where violent attacks have taken place at crowded events. They are an easy mark for terrorists, political activists and mentally unstable people to take lives. In our world today, it makes having a secure border and vetting anyone from another country who wants admission all the more necessary.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
@dgobucks226 the irony here is that the Chrismas Market had a border for security but left a gap large enough for a car to get through in case of any emergency, Then the sh---t hit the fan so to say,
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@dgobucks226 (35982)
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22 Dec
@RasmaSandra Germany has had a prior history of being lenient when it came to migration of people from other countries. Overtime, it only leads to problems in my view.
Even in the U.S., what has gone on in Aurora, Colorado is the beginning of a trend that will intensify if stricter measures are not implemented.
Although, Germany has been tightening controls on immigration at its borders in 2024, perhaps the damage is already done. There has been rising tension among German citizens and the immigrants who have entered Germany.
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@Dreamerby (6387)
• Calcutta, India
21 Dec
wait what??
Such a thing happened in a Christmas market which is supposed to be a happy place bubbling with zeal makes this sadder.
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@RasmaSandra (82219)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec
@Dreamerby yes, a Christmas Market in Germany,
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