Shock after the amoking: five dead and hundreds of injuries in Magdeburg!

Shock after the amoking: five dead and hundreds of injuries in Magdeburg!

On Friday evening, December 20, 2024, there was a terrible attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, in which a 50-year-old doctor, Taleb A., raced into a crowd with a borrowed vehicle. The incident led to five fatalities, including a nine -year -old boy, and over 200 injured, as the police confirmed. Taleb A. was arrested shortly after the crime and is now in custody, while the public prosecutor heads the investigation. Arrest warrants were enacted due to five times murder and multiple attempted murder, as Tagesschau.de reported.

radicalization and threats in advance

Already in the past, Taleb A. noticed through radical statements, including threats to Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. Experts of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have found "grown radicalization" of the perpetrator, which indicates a possible right -wing extremist background, according to the reports of fr.de . According to reports, A. left a will in which he bequeathed his assets to the German Red Cross, which indicates that he did not expect a chance of survival. A. had previously identified security authorities as a potential threat, but the measures to monitor seemed to be inadequate.

politicians have practiced loud criticism of the security concepts and increased the need to identify and remedy weaknesses in the measures. Federal Interior Minister Faeser called for comprehensive legislative measures to improve internal security, led by suggestions for a new Federal Police Act. The demands for strict security measures on Christmas markets have increased, but the markets remained open in many cities, since no direct dangers were seen in connection with the incident.