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The suspect in a car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market is charged with murder

The 50-year-old Saudi doctor faces six murder and 338 attempted murder charges after a planned car attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market that injured over 300 people, prosecutors said.

  • On December 20, 2024, Taleb A., a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, drove a rented BMW X3 into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
  • He planned the attack alone for several weeks and was motivated by frustration over a civil law dispute and failed criminal complaints.
  • During the roughly one-minute attack, the BMW reached speeds of up to 48 kph as the assailant sought to cause maximum casualties.
  • Prosecutors have formally indicted Taleb A. on allegations including six murders, 338 attempts to murder, and 309 instances of causing bodily harm, emphasizing that he was sober during the incident.
  • A court decision on trial was prompted after six people—including five women between 45 and 75 years old and a nine-year-old boy—died in the attack, while officials noted that the suspect does not match typical profiles of extremist offenders.
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The Prosecutor General's Office of Naumburg has filed charges against the assassin of the Magdeburg Christmas Market. She accuses Taleb A. of murder in six cases and attempted murder in 338 cases, the investigating authority reported. In addition, he is accused of dangerous assault and an intrusion into the road traffic.

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