Shock after the amoking: The perpetrator's will discovered at Christmas market!

Shock after the amoking: The perpetrator's will discovered at Christmas market!

On December 20, 2024, there was a devastating attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg. A 50-year-old doctor, Taleb A., raced into a crowd with a rental BMW and killed five people. Around 200 other people were seriously injured. Investigations show that Taleb A. may have expected his own death, since a will was found in the vehicle in which he bequeathed his assets to the German Red Cross. However, political messages are not included, reported Merkur .

preparations and radicalization

The alleged perpetrator had already rented the car on December 11th, so almost a week before the crime. Already in May Taleb A. expressed on social platforms that he wanted to die this year. In October he was also contacted by the police for his danger after it was found that he is considered a potential suspect. This was confirmed by the Interior Minister of Saxony-Anhalt. Despite earlier threats to the authorities, he was not classified as a threat to this time, as from the report by 20 minutes

After the attack, supporters of the AfD demonstrated on December 23 under the motto "Mourning - for a safe future" on the cathedral square. The chairwoman of the AfD, Alice Weidel, called for a comprehensive clarification of the incident and accused the authorities not to take the dangers seriously enough. She emphasized the urgency of changes and was affected by the tragedy that many families hit. Taleb A. is currently being held in custody after its radicalization has increasingly added in recent years.