Fears grow of ‘copycat’ Christmas market attack after five killed in Germany

A police officer protects the crime scene of the shuttered Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany (Picture: Getty)Fears are mounting of a ‘copycat’ attack in Europe after a BMW rammed into one of Germany’s famed Christmas markets, killing five people and injuring more than 200.Greater Manchester Police and Hampshire Police today issued a warning to members of the public following the events in Magdeburg last night.Chris Phillips, the former head of Britain’s co