Magdeburg Christmas market car attack: Saudis warned Germans over suspect three times

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Look inside Magdeburg Christmas Market in Germany after car drives into crowd of people injuring at least 60 and killing 1.

Magdeburg horror:Saudi Arabia reportedly warned German authorities three times about the perpetrator of a Christmas market massacre that killed five people and injured hundreds.Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke of the 'brutality' of killing and injuring so many people. 'It is a terribly tragic accident', he told reporters.

Three years later, he applied for asylum in Germany and his application was approved within four months. Psychologist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen has been revealed as the perpetrator of a Christmas market massacre that killed at least five people and injured hundreds A source also told Reuters that Germany was warned about the attacker after he posted extremist views on social media that threatened peace and security.

The initial death toll from the horrific attack on Friday evening had stood at two, but this has since risen to five. The black BMW tore through the traditional market in the centre of Magdeburg, southwest of Berlin on Friday night. Local media reported that police raided al-Abdulmohsen's home in Bernburg, about 25 miles south of Magdeburg

Regional government spokesperson Matthias Schuppe and city spokesperson Michael Reif said they suspected it was a deliberate act. Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff said in the wake of the attack: 'This is a terrible event, especially now in the days before Christmas.' Cuddly toys, flowers and candles have all been laid in tribute to those killed and injured in the attack on FridayPeople lay flowers and candles at the memorial site at St. John's Church in MagdeburgPolice were seen removing five large cardboard boxes containing evidence from the suspect's flat yesterday afternoon.

The suspect was believed to have lived in the apartment, where his name appears on the mailbox and doorbell, for several years. Taleb al-Abdulmohsen's name is displayed on the mailbox outside a house where he is believed to have lived A leading member of Scholz's Social Democrats in the Bundestag parliament warned against jumping to conclusions and said it appeared the attacker did not have an Islamist motive.

Scholz visits a Christmas Market where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening along with Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff , and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser Posts include retweets of graphic videos, including one of a young Muslim woman purportedly being stoned to death 'because she had an affair with a young man outside of marriage.'

In videos posted hours before the attack, he claimed that German authorities were opening his mail and stealing items including a USB stick. I consider the Germans, as citizens, responsible for the persecution I am facing' he said in one video. Emergency personnel stand next to a damaged car that drove into a group of people, according to local media, in Magdeburg, Germany, December 21, 2024

'He came to Germany as a visiting doctor during his specialist training as a psychotherapist and later applied for asylum here because he had been threatened with death for turning away from Islam. The 44-year-old is recognized as a political refugee', the newspaper wrote of him five years ago. He also explained how most people who approached him for help through his website were Muslim women seeking to escape their strict families.

Police officers walks through a closed Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd injuring more than 60 people Since news of the attack spread around the world, RAIR said in a statement: 'If these reports are accurate, it appears we and other media outlets were misled regarding his true intentions. We are actively seeking more information and will provide updates as they become available.'

Special police officers at the scene after a car was driven into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, 20 December 2024

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