Suspect in German Christmas Market Attack Appears in Court

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A 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man, identified as Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, appeared before a German judge in Magdeburg on Saturday, charged with five counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm. The suspect is accused of plowing a rental car into a Christmas market in the eastern German city on Friday, killing five people and injuring at least 200 more.

A German official in the city of Magdeburg separatelythat the suspect, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, 50, who is originally from Saudi Arabia, appeared before a German judge in Magdeburg on Saturday. A local state prosecutor said during a press conference on Saturday that the suspect's first name is "Taleb," but police have not otherwise publicly named him.

At least 200 more people were injured on Friday when a car plowed into festive market-goers in the eastern German city, around 75 miles west of the capital Berlin, according to Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff. The first emergency call came in at 7:02 p.m. local time and the driver was stopped within three minutes of the attack, according to a police official. Police believe the suspect entered via the space left open for emergency vehicles to access the area.

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