Cruel amoking: Magdeburg Christmas market becomes a place of terror

Cruel amoking: Magdeburg Christmas market becomes a place of terror

Magdeburg, Deutschland - On December 21, 2024, a tragic incident shook the Magdeburg Christmas market when a man with an SUV raced into the crowd. The Saudi doctor Taleb A. (50) is known as a suspected perpetrator and is accused of killing five people and injured over 200 more. The incident occurred at 7:02 p.m. and took about three minutes. Witnesses reported a chaotic scenario when the driver drove across the old market, while the police were already receiving initial emergency calls that initially went out of an accident.

acclaiming the crime

But the dismay about the terrible act was reinforced by the behavior of some passers -by. As Oe24 reported three people, only a few hundred meters from the crime scene. These people, who opened the bloody deed openly, were reported by the police for approval of crimes, which can be punished with a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine.

The city administration has already taken measures to help the victims. In a hospital in Magdeburg, a total of over 70 injured people were treated, including eleven seriously injured people, who are now out of danger, as the clinic confirmed. In addition, donation accounts were set up in order to provide those affected as quickly as possible, such as

The incident is now examined by the authorities. It is believed that Taleb A. may have been under the influence of drugs during the act, and Saudi Arabia had already warned the German security authorities in advance. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff have promised the population and promised a comprehensive clarification of the incident, while the city is in grief and the Christmas market remains closed for the rest of the year.