Of course, Christmas markets have a long history in Germany; some trace their origins ... The nearest city is Freiburg im Breisgau, known for its 800-year-old Freiburg Minster (cathedral), its ...

[AFP] Germany reeled Saturday from the shock of a new deadly attack on a crowded Christmas market where Chancellor Olaf Scholz was to visit the scene of the carnage. Police arrested a 50-year-old ...