Dark BMW reportedly drove into crowd in eastern German town of Magdeburg in what is being described as a terror attack

Summary

A car ploughed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least two people, including a child, and injuring 68 others, 15 critically, in what authorities are treating as a terror attack.

The suspect, identified as Taleb A., a Saudi Arabian psychiatrist living in Germany since 2006, was arrested at the scene. He allegedly drove a rented BMW through the crowded market, targeting families and children.

The attack raised concerns about security at Christmas markets despite preventive measures like bollards. German and French leaders expressed shock and condolences.

This incident follows heightened vigilance since a 2016 truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 13 people.

    • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      27·
      5 days ago

      Hmm…what religion was the murderer? Catholicism? Christianity? The cult of Elon Musk?

      According to research by RTL/ntv, the suspect clearly made anti-Muslim comments on social media. Recently, his posts, of which he makes numerous every day, have sounded increasingly angry. He fears an Islamization of Germany and shares content from right-wing ideological accounts, including AfD leader Alice Weidel and X owner Elon Musk.

      From another article about this crime (German source) linked in another comment.

    • Superfool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      The religion of the attacker has not been stated. Maybe you meant to say brown people?

      If you didn’t like that assumption, maybe other people don’t either.