A Saudi national suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market is facing charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday.
The suspect has been remanded into police custody.
Earlier, at least five people were killed and scores of others injured in the attack.
Police in Magdeburg where the attack occurred on Friday also reported scuffles at a far-right demonstration attended by over 2,000 people on Saturday night. Other residents took part in sombre remembrance events.
Arrested suspect is a 50-year-old man hailing from Saudi Arabia. He has lived in Germany for almost two decades.
Police statement said a magistrate ordered the man, identified as Taleb A, into pretrial custody after prosecutors pressed charges of murder on five counts, multiple counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
It identified the dead as a nine-year-old boy and four adult women, aged 45, 52, 67, and 75.
German authorities have not named the suspect, who has permanent resident status in Germany. Police said scuffles took place at a protest attended by over 2,000 people on Saturday night, one day after the attack.
Right-wingers had billed the gathering on Telegram as a “demonstration against terror”.
