Band reacts dismayed
Tokyo Hotel-Star was ahead of the Christmas market before the attack
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The fatal attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg causes horror. Tokio Hotel also informs their emotions. The drummer Gustav Schäfer was there himself and writes that he was only separated from a moment “who changed everything for many people”.
“It was nice to the Christmas market!”, Wrote Tokyo Hotel drummer Gustav Schäfer on Instagram early Friday evening. Only a few hours later he spoke up shaken: “I just can't believe what happened in our city of Magdeburg. We are doing well, luckily, but many people did not. My thoughts are with all those who one have lost loved ones, “Schäfer then wrote on Instagram in the evening.
Tokio Hotel also shared a story with a candle and the words “Pray for Magdeburg” on her official Instagram account. Front man Bill Kaulitz reported from the skiing holiday and also shared the picture in his Instagram story.
On Saturday, Schäfer spoke up again with a long statement. He wrote about a black and white photo: “Yesterday a carefree day should have been on the Christmas market in Magdeburg-full of lights, laughter and the fragrance of Christmas, the festival of love. We feel like we only have a few moments Separated from a moment that has changed everything for many people. “
Nothing happened physically, it continues. “But it feels mentally as if the world had stopped for a moment. Circling thoughts, the heart is difficult, and the question of 'Why?' Don't let you go. ” Schäfer appeals: “Take care of you. Hold your loved ones and let us remind us that love and compassion are stronger than fear.”
At the Christmas market in Magdeburg, the hometown of Tokio Hotel, a car raced into a crowd on Friday evening. According to Saxony-Anhalt, Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff died at least five people and more than 200 were injured. The police arrested the perpetrator, a doctor from Bernburg, who is known as Islam critic, who comes from Saudi Arabia.