US EditionMurder trial of suspect in Christmas market car-ramming attack opens in Germany
- In eastern Germany on Nov 10, Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, a Saudi psychiatrist, appeared in court charged with six murders and over 300 attempted murders after December 2024 Magdeburg attack.
- Having arrived in Germany in 2006, Abdulmohsen combined migrant-rights activism with social media posts critical of Islam and far-right conspiracy theories, prosecutors say.
- Prosecutors filed charges noting he faces six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder, and the trial will be held in a specially built hall for more than 140 co-plaintiffs and 400 witnesses.
- Security services now face questions after Saudi authorities warned German intelligence about Abdulmohsen's August 2024 post musing on attacking an embassy or `randomly killing Germans`.
- The attack has reshaped political debate by intensifying immigration concerns and boosting the Alternative for Germany party, which won 20 per cent and leads Saxony-Anhalt polls ahead of the 2026 state election.
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The trial against the assassin of the Magdeburg Christmas Market has begun. A year ago, six people died, many were injured. It is now unclear whether the market will take place this year.
Today, the trial for last year's Christmas market attack began in Magdeburg, East Germany. A man killed six people with his car. Hundreds more were injured. On the first day of the trial, the suspect caused a stir with accusations against the German authorities and a possible reference to the radical right-wing AfD party.
The trial began amid tight security measures, and six people were killed and 338 injured at the Christmas market.
In Magdeburg, the trial against Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen starts. The man who drove his car to the Christmas market in 2024.
Shortly before Christmas last year, Taleb A. steers a vehicle into a crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas Market. Six people die. At the start of the trial, the prosecution presents details of the perpetrator's motive.
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