The death toll in last month's attack at a German Christmas market has risen to six after a woman succumbed to her injuries. The victim, identified as a 52-year-old woman, died at a hospital on Monday from injuries sustained during the December 20 attack, according to The Associated Press. She was among hundreds injured when a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor drove a vehicle through a crowded holiday market in Magdeburg. He was arrested immediately after the attack.
Five people were killed at the scene, with some of the injured hospitalized in critical condition. The other victims killed include a 9-year-old boy and four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75. Limited details have been released following the attack and the suspect has not been named, but it was previously reported that he arrived in Germany in 2006 and was a permanent resident of the country. While the attack was initially described as a suspected act of terrorism, The Associated Press reports that the suspect 'doesn't fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks.' He allegedly described himself as an ex-Muslim and criticized Islam while showing support on social media for the far right. '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,' German Justice Minister Volker Wissing said to the Funke newspaper group last month, via The AP
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