Shock in Magdeburg: Terrorist attack on Christmas market meets the city
Shock in Magdeburg: Terrorist attack on Christmas market meets the city
On December 23, 2023, a devastating attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg occurred. The alleged perpetrator, Taleb A., drove into a crowd by car and killed five people, while about 300 others were injured. The incident has triggered concern about security at Christmas markets and dealing with potential terrorists in Germany.
Taleb A. had received asylum as a political persecutor since entering Germany in 2006. He lived until the attack in Bernburg, where he had worked as a ward doctor in the execution since 2020. However, his connection to the authorities is worrying. Between April 2023 and October 2024, he was part of seven investigations, whereby he himself was a advertiser in five cases and was accused in two cases, such as
The security authorities had already received the first warnings about Taleb A. in 2013 when he threatened terrorist acts in a dispute with the Medical Association. According to MDR in February 2015 informed the Federal Criminal Police Office about possible attacks by Taleb A. Activities up to the fatal attack in Magdeburg largely unattended.
After the attack, the process for the withdrawal of Taleb A.'s license was initiated, and his medical activity was initially restored. The Ministry of Social Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed that there was no doubt about his qualification as a doctor. Taleb A. had completed his medical studies in Saudi Arabia and enjoyed his specialist training in Germany.
The investigation is now focusing on Taleb A.'s guilt and possible defects in the security concepts of the police and the Christmas market. Politicians also call for better data exchange between the federal and state governments in order to be able to react more effectively to over 80 notes that affect the dangerousness of the perpetrator.
-transmitted by West-Ost-media
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