A 50-year-old Saudi-born man is being held in Germany on suspicion of Friday night's car attack on hundreds of people visiting Magdeburg's Christmas market. The attack killed five people, including a nine-year-old boy and four women, and left more than 200 injured, with many in a critical condition.

The suspect has been identified in local media reports as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, the BBC understands. He is a 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist who lives in Bernburg, around 40km (25 miles) south of Magdeburg. He has been remanded in custody on suspicion of five counts of murder, multiple attempted murders and dangerous bodily harm, police say.

A 50-year-old residing in Germany is under investigation for a car-ramming incident in Magdeburg that resulted in five deaths. The suspect, known as Taleb A., lived quietly in Bernburg and worked at a rehabilitation clinic.