The German newspaper "Bild" reported on Friday evening that at least 11 people were killed and 80 others injured due to a ramming incident at a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, Germany.

The website "T-Online" mentioned that 11 people were killed and 80 injured at the Christmas market in Magdeburg when a car plowed into a crowd of shoppers.

Media sources reported that "the driver of the car rammed into a crowd of people at the Christmas market in Magdeburg and was arrested.

The government of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt described the incident as a terrorist attack.

According to "Bild," citing sources, the police cordoned off the market area and are inspecting it for explosives.