Taleb A.: Higher has long been known - Christmas is becoming a horror!

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The focus: Taleb A., alleged assassin of the Magdeburg Christmas market, was already known to the police before the attack.

Taleb A.: Higher has long been known - Christmas is becoming a horror!

The city of Magdeburg shaken a shocking offense: On December 21, 2024, the 50-year-old Taleb A. raced over the Christmas market by car and killed five people. In addition, almost 300 other people have been injured. Taleb A., who comes from Saudi Arabia and has been working as a ward doctor in the enforcement of the measure in the past, is now in custody. The investigation showed that he was involved in seven proceedings in the two years before the attack, reports the threatened.

Taleb A. had increasingly got into the focus of the authorities since entering Germany in 2006. He submitted an asylum application in 2016, and ultimately he was given a settlement permit in 2023. Despite his previous offenses, he had worked as a doctor, although there was apparently no effective exchange about his possible risks on the part of the police and his employer, the health company Salus. A spokeswoman for Salus announced that Taleb A. had always done reliable work and there was no reason to worry.