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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Migrant Faces Hundreds of Charges for Murder, Attempted Murder After Christmas Market Attack.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A migrant man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following a deadly car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which left six people dead and many others injured.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor referred to as Taleb A., and the victims, including a nine-year-old boy and five women aged 45 to 75.WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred on December 20, 2024, at a Christmas ma…
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.
Christmas Market Terror: Saudi Suspect Faces Trial
The Saudi suspect in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in eastern Germany in December will face six charges of murder and 338 charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Fifty-year-old psychiatrist Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen is accused of driving a rented SUV at high speed into the crowded market in the city of Magdeburg. Abdulmohsen was arrested near the scene shortly after the attack, which left six people dead and hundred…
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