Suspect in Germany auto attack that killed 5, injured 200 self-identified as Islamophobic and anti-immigrationist
Abdulmohsen. Police haven't cited a motive, but a minister confirmed that the suspect was “clearly Islamophobic.”
Suspect in German Market Attack is a Member of the Far-Right Movement Just Endorsed by Musk
Taleb Al Abdulmohsen is in custody after driving his car into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg Friday, killing five people, including a nine-year-old child and injuring over 200 others.
Germany Christmas market attack: Inside the dark social media world of suspect Taleb al-Abdulmohsen
Three days after 50-year-old Taleb al-Abdulmohsen rammed a car into a Christmas market in Germany’s Magdeburg, killing five and injuring many others, authorities are still trying to determine the Saudi man’s motive.
Europe's far right taps into fears over German market attack — despite the suspect's Islamophobic views
The suspect's apparent beliefs have muddied attempts to use his alleged killing of five people and injuring 200 others as an anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim cautionary tale.
Who is Magdeburg market attack suspect Taleb al-Abdulmohsen?
The suspect has been identified in local media reports as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, the BBC understands. He is a 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist who lives in Bernburg, around 40km (25 miles) south of Magdeburg. He has been remanded in custody on suspicion of five counts of murder, multiple attempted murders and dangerous bodily harm, police say.
German police contacted suspect weeks before Christmas market attack
The alleged perpetrator of the deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market last week in Germany had been contacted by police just weeks before the incident, authorities said on Monday, as the number of people injured climbed to 235.
Magdeburg Christmas market attack leaves Germany in mourning and fear
Flowers, candles, wreaths and stuffed animals lie in front of St. John's Church, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Madgeburg, Germany, after a car drove into a Christmas market
German Christmas Market Attack: Suspect Identified
On December 20, 2024, a devastating attack occurred at the Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany, where a vehicle was intentionally driven into a crowd, resulting in five deaths and over 200 injuries.
Germany's far-right AfD holds march after Christmas market attack
Germany's far-right AfD party on Monday held what it called a "memorial" rally for victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market that has newly inflamed debate on migrant and security policy.German Christmas markets -- among the country's most iconic and beloved festive events -- have been specially secured since a jihadist attacker rammed a truck through one in Berlin in 2016,
Saudi doctor who plowed through Christmas market peddled anti-German, anti-Islam rhetoric for years
I promise you that justice will come even if I die for it.. and most likely I will actually die for it this year,” Taleb ...
Christmas market killer was ‘undercover jihadist’ claims AfD leader
The far-Right Alternative for Germany party has claimed the Magdeburg Christmas market killer is “a closet jihadist and ...
Germany’s bizarre terrorist sent me angry messages – but what were his motives?
I received a message in my inbox earlier this year from a certain Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, whose profile claimed that Germany ...
German Christmas market attack suspect arrested in dramatic video — as witnesses describe horror that killed 5, injured hundreds
The video was captured at an intersection from inside a car just inches away from the damaged vehicle that al-Abdulmohsen is ...
German car attack suspect’s X account pushed praise of Musk
And users accused Musk, who had endorsed the AfD as the only party “capable of saving Germany,” of meddling. In the aftermath of the attack, Musk has criticized the attack’s coverage in the German ...
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A horrific Christmas attack in Germany is weirder than expected
The horror arrived on the evening of December 20th, when a BMW ploughed through the Christmas market in Magdeburg, a city in ...
Christmas market becomes scene of horror after fatal gap left in security bollards
At just after 7pm on Friday, a black BMW turned off a main road in the east German city of Magdeburg and headed towards the ...
Flowers for victims of Magdeburg attack in Germany
Magdeburg residents laid flowers and other tributes near the site of a Friday car attack on a Christmas market that left five ...