Mourners Grieve in Magdeburg After Christmas Market Attack

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A man drove a car into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing five people and injuring over 230. The suspect, a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006, has been described as an ex-Muslim with far-right leanings. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack and whether there were any warnings about the suspect.

A man lays some flowers and a teddy bear at Johanniskirche near the now closed Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Dec. 23.Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society., has become a central place of mourning since the suspect drove a car into the busy market on Friday evening, killing five people.

“The Magdeburg perpetrator had repeatedly attracted attention by threatening crimes. There were also warnings about him but, according to what is known so far, his political statements were so confused that none of the security authorities’ patterns fitted him,” Justice Minister Volker Wissing was quoted as telling the Funke newspaper group.

The country’s vice chancellor voiced fears that the attack will fuel online misinformation ahead of a national election expected in late February. He urged people to “take time for the truth” and said: “Don’t let yourselves be infected by hatred.”

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