Magdeburg in shock: Who is the assassin of the Christmas market?
Magdeburg in shock: Who is the assassin of the Christmas market?
Magdeburg, Deutschland - On December 21, 2024, a terrible tragedy happened: Taleb A., a 50-year-old specialist from Bernburg, raced by his car over the Christmas market in Magdeburg and killed at least five people, while 200 others were injured. The incident triggered grief and horror in the city, which Prime Minister Haseloff described as a "catastrophe for the city and for Germany". Taleb A. lived a life that was shaped on social media to this incident, which was part of his vehement rejection of Islam and its commitment to women's rights, but he had also noticed in the past by threats, which made the investigation more difficult.
The atypical perpetrator with a dark past
Taleb A. came to Germany in 2006 and had to do the authorities several times in its past because of threats. In 2013 he threatened to recognize his specialist training in 2013 with an attack, which led to a search of his apartment, but without specific indications of a preparation for the attack. According to ZDF, he reported that he described and announced the representatives of the Medical Association in Rostock as racists and announced that he would get a weapon to take revenge on the judges. Nevertheless, he was not classified as a threat.
The investigators are fascinated by his torn career as a doctor and his unstoppable slipping into extremist views. Taleb A. worked in the enforcement of the measure and took care of addicts to addiction. However, even in his clinic, many do not trust his skills in his clinic. Employees of the Salus Clinic referred to him as "Dr. Google" because he had to check the Internet before every diagnosis. The case shows how an inconspicuous, well -integrated doctor can become a perpetrator who commits incredible wrong in a moment.The authorities are now facing the challenge of deciphering the motifs behind this act. Magdeburg, Horst Walter Nopens, suggested that it would be possible that dissatisfaction with the treatment of refugees could have played a role. But the atypical combination of radicalism and professional life makes it difficult to classify Taleb A. in a common perpetrator profile. It is to be hoped that the investigation will bring light to the dark to better understand the crime and the circumstances while the city mourns the cruel incident.
More details on this incident can be found in the reports of mdr and ZDF .
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