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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Germany must remain united after a fatal car-ramming attack in the city of Magdeburg, and not let hatred divide the country.

“For me, it is important that when such a terrible, terrible event happens, a terrible attack where so many people were injured and killed, almost on the anniversary of the Breitscheidplatz terrorist attack in Berlin, that we as a country stay together and stick together”, Scholz told reporters in Madgeburg on Saturday, referring to another ram attack at a Christmas market in 2016 that left 12 dead.

The chancellor said it was important to support each other and avoid promoting hatred, and rather remember that Germany “is one society” and will win through a “common future.”

He stressed that the authorities would not allow the perpetrator to go unpunished and would use the full force of the law to preserve Germany’s unity.

“What’s important now is that we investigate what happened and conduct a proper, careful investigation,” he said.

“We have to look into this from all angles and we have promised at the national level and at the regional level that we will all work together and we have to try to understand what the motive was from the attacker in order to fully respond. the law strength. And we will.”