A car has crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in east Germany, local media report.

Reports say multiple people have been injured in the incident in Magdeburg.

Video on social media shows a number of people laying on the ground and emergency services in attendance.

An “extensive police operation” is underway and the market was closed, according to local authorities.

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