Horror on the Magdeburg Christmas market: Amo run with 5 dead!

Horror on the Magdeburg Christmas market: Amo run with 5 dead!

Incredible bloodbath on the Magdeburg Christmas market! What should have been a contemplative evening, turned into a tragedy when Taleb al-abdulmohsen amok ran and five people tore into death. But could the disaster have been avoided?

according to apollo news was the 50-year-old Saudi doctor Not a blank leaf. Years earlier, he noticed threats and rioting behavior. In the summer of 2023 there was a scandal before the district court of Cologne when he fried "secular refugee aid" during a negotiation against the organization and the judge threatened. Despite these warning signals, the authorities apparently remained inactive!

a long shadow of threats

A look back shows the frightening pattern: As early as 2013 warned Taleb A. href = "https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/masslicher-taeter-von-magdburg-dohte-in-mv-mags-magdburg188.html" target = "_ blank" rel = "nofollow noreferer noopener"> ndr . Despite his threats and a conviction, he stayed as a doctor in the enforcement of measures in Bernburg until shortly before the killing spree.

What was going on? Why didn't the authorities react? The cause seems to be partly in its unpredictability. As early as 2014, renewed threats and conflicts with the Medical Association, additionally charges for insults - a clear call for help that was ignored.

collapse of the system?

The question arises whether the threatening signals were simply neglected. Interior Minister Christian Pegel emphasized the failure, but without relieving the security authorities who carried out a "endanger address" and a house search, but found nothing disturbing. The remaining 200 injuries to the killing spree are a loud will of the failure that requires a reform of the security structures.

pull consequences!

Germany is in shock and wonders how such warning signs could be ignored. Vice -Chancellor Habeck demands a profound discussion. An investigation committee should now illuminate the background and find out how the bloodbath could have been prevented. The incident in Magdeburg is understood as a warning how important it is to take threats seriously before it is too late. The bloody deed marks a turning point in the assessment of security and radicalization in Germany.