Harry Kane responds to deadly Magdeburg Christmas attack as Bayern Munich star says it ‘puts things in perspective’
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Sponsored by. HARRY Kane has responded to the deadly Magdeburg Christmas attack that has so far killed four people. At least 86 people were injured in the attack in Magdeburg, with at least 15 being seriously hurt after the car ploughed into unsuspecting revellers.
![[Harry Kane of FC Bayern München during the Bundesliga match]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/harry-kane-fc-bayern-m-958838064.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
Star English footballer Harry Kane, who is playing for Bayern Munich, shared a heartbreaking tribute in a post on X. He said: "Hearing news of the tragedy in Magdeburg puts things in perspective and on nights like this football isn’t what’s most important.
![[The smashed-up car that drove into a large crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_e6d777.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
"My thoughts and condolences are with all those affected by the horrific tragedy.". Kane, 30, lives with his family above the River Isar near Munich. The area is dubbed the "Beverly Hills of Bavaria". The German footballing giants in Munich decided to cancel a planned Christmas ceremony which was scheduled for after their clash with RB Leipzig yesterday.
![[Footage caught the moment the car ploughed into the market]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_2c6340.jpeg?strip=all&w=450)
The crowd came together instead and sang an emotional rendition of Silent Night, Holy Night with a local choir. The suspect of the attack was travelling at up to 40mph when he first smashed into those at the festive celebrations, horrified witnesses said.
He reportedly raced through the packed market for at least 400m (1,300ft) - leaving trails of devastation in his path. Officials fear the number of deaths could rise in the coming hours due to the severity of many of the victim's injuries. Footage later captured the driver of a black BMW being arrested at the scene just after 7.04pm local time on Friday.
![[Dozens of injured revellers were being treated in tents at the scene]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_01d228.jpeg?strip=all&w=959)
