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German prosecutors demand life term for Christmas market attack
Prosecutors say the confessed attacker planned the ramming and caused ongoing suffering for victims and families, as the court weighs the harshest sentence.
- On Thursday, German prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Saudi-born Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, who is on trial for the car ramming attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market that killed six people.
- The December 2024 rampage involved an SUV crashing into a crowded market, killing bystanders and wounding more than 300 victims. Prosecutors told the court the attack "defies human comprehension."
- Abdulmohsen admitted in November to driving the vehicle but denied intentionally hitting victims. His trial testimony involved incoherent diatribes regarding politicians and alleged police cover-ups.
- Prosecutor Matthias Boettcher argued the attack "was planned long in advance," charging al-Abdulmohsen with six counts of murder and additional counts of attempted murder.
- The rampage stunned Germany, provoking a heated nationwide debate regarding security around seasonal traditions cherished since the Middle Ages. Christmas markets remain a beloved German cultural institution.
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mdr.deThe trial concerning the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market is entering its final phase. In its closing arguments, the public prosecutor's office is demanding a life sentence for the perpetrator.
·Hamburg, Germany
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The German Public Prosecutor asked for life imprisonment for the Saudi psychiatrist who hit a crowd in the Magdeburg Christmas market, killing six people and wounding more than 300 in December 2024.
·Portugal
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In the trial for the death drive to the Magdeburg Christmas Market, the prosecution demands life imprisonment for Taleb al-Abdulmohsen.
·Germany
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