Fatal Christmas marketan blow: Why did the doctor raced into the crowd?

Fatal Christmas marketan blow: Why did the doctor raced into the crowd?

Magdeburg, Deutschland - The Christmas market in Magdeburg became the scene of a terrible tragedy on Friday evening when a car raced into a crowd at high speed. The suspect, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, is now in custody after a total of five people, including four women between the ages of 45 and 75 and a nine-year-old boy, have lost their lives. Over 200 other people were injured, many with serious and serious injuries. The public prosecutor has issued arrest warrants due to five times murder and multiple dangerous bodily harm, such as Radio euskirchen reported.

motif and background of the perpetrator

In the run -up to the attack, there were numerous questions about the suspect's motive. According to the investigators' information, his dissatisfaction with dealing with refugees in Germany could have been a motive. The alleged perpetrator shows anti -Islam and was active as a critic of Islam in social networks. He came to Germany in 2006 and received asylum. Most recently, in an interview, he expressed his rejection of German authorities, especially with regard to their measures against Islamism, .