Grief, anger and fear in Magdeburg as authorities seek answers on Christmas market attack suspect

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While grief weighs heavily on Magdeburg, there are concerns some may attempt to use Friday's fatal attack for political point scoring, while some migrants say they feel 'frightened' amid protests in the city.

After the carnage at the Magdeburg Christmas market, there are now questions about whether something was missed. Could the man accused of killing five and injuring more than 200 others have been stopped? The questions come after it was revealed Taleb A, as he's being called by German media, had been flagged to authorities before. A doctor from Saudi Arabia, he moved to Germany in 2006.

On Saturday, as hundreds of the city's residents gathered at a memorial for the victims, far-right protesters were meeting to mark the attack in a very different way. Seemingly angered by the suspect's migrant background, around 2,000 people, some wearing black balaclavas, held up a large banner with the word 'remigration.

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