The Christmas market attack that killed five people 'would not have been possible without uncontrolled immigration', according to the spokeswoman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Alice Weidel, who is among AfD's top candidates in Germany's upcoming snap election, said that the attack in Magdeburg on Friday 'would not have been possible without uncontrolled immigration'.
She added in a statement on X: 'The state must protect citizens through a restrictive migration policy and consistent deportations.' Her comment comes as the AfD and counter-protesters are due to the hit the streets in Magdeburg today after Saudi doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen smashed his rented SUV into crowd at the Christmas market there on Friday. Nine-year-old André Gleißner was killed and officials today revealed that at least 235 people were injured in the horrifying rampage, dozens of whom are still in serious condition. The carnage has moved the flashpoint issues of security and immigration back to the centre of politics ahead of Germany's February 23 elections. Police are still puzzling over why Abdulmohsen attacked the market, with the prosecutor indicating that the medic's grievance about how Germany was treating Saudi dissident asylum seekers could be a possible motive. Abdulmohsen - who was arrested beside the battered vehicle - has voiced anti-Islam views, anger at German immigration officials including former Chancellor Angela Merkel and support for far-right narratives on the 'Islamisation' of Europ
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