Germany searched for answers on Monday on possible security lapses after a man drove his car into a Christmas market, killing at least five people and casting a renewed spotlight on security and immigration ahead of a snap election.

Officials say five people have been killed, including a 9-year-old, after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

Abdulmohsen. Police haven't cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”

A judge in Germany has ordered the suspect in the dedly Christmas market ramming attack to be held in pre-trial detention following a late-night court appearance on Saturday, according to a statement from police early Sunday.

At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

Police have arrested a suspect, identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lives in Germany. Police have not cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”

Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a car was driven into the market teeming with holiday shoppers.

The suspect in Magdeburg's Christmas market car-ramming attack appeared in front of a judge on Saturday and was remanded in custody.

A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats railed against Elon Musk’s interference in German politics and called for a new antitrust act to constrain his influence in the corporate world.

Police say the driver is under arrest after plowing into the crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people - including a 9-year-old - and injuring 200 others.

The suspect, identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., was arrested after plowing a black BMW into a Christmas market.