Dead and injured after amoking: Magdeburg Christmas market in shock!

Dead and injured after amoking: Magdeburg Christmas market in shock!

On the evening of December 20, 2024, the Magdeburg Christmas market experienced a terrible incident when a 50-year-old man drove into a crowd with a rented BMW. The attack, in which at least two people, including a toddler, were killed and at least 60 more injured, occurred around 7:04 p.m. (CET). As wikipedia , the driver, Taleb A., was arrested by the police after he was rushed around 400 meters through the crowd.

The shattering event happened despite increased safety precautions on the Christmas markets. It is all the more worrying that the alleged perpetrator is not an Islamist, but a doctor born in Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany since 2006. Taleb A. became known as an ex-Muslim critic of Islam, his website shows strongly politicized views, including sympathy for the AfD. Today. insulted.

the Toyota, with the Taleb A. People attacked, was previously rented in Munich. The events were planned and targeted, said terrorism expert. However, official bodies have not yet found an Islamist motif. Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff and other politicians have voiced about the tragedy and traveled to the scene. International reactions, including the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemn the attack and express their condolences, as well as Wikipedia Leaded.