Focus on Magdeburg attack suspect
German authorities admit they received tip-offs last year about the man suspected of carrying out a deadly car attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg


Suspect identified as 50-year-old Saudi doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen

2006: He arrives in Germany

2007: Saudi Arabia issues first warning to German officials about al-Abdulmohsen – connected to concerns over his radical views

2013: He comes to the attention of German authorities due to his threatening criminal acts while living and training in city of Stralsund

2016: Granted asylum by Germany

2019: Interviewed by BBC, where he discusses website he runs to help ex-Muslims flee Gulf region. His social media is full of anti-Islamic sentiment and conspiracy theories

Since 2023: Saudi Arabia says it gave multiple warnings to German authorities about al-Abdulmohsen’s extremist views

Dec 20, 2024: Five people killed and more than 200 injured when car is driven into crowd at Christmas market in Magdeburg – city is around 40km north of Bernburg, where suspect lives


Berlin 
Magdeburg
GERMANY
200km 120 miles

Area of Christmas market
1 2 3 4 
60m 200ft

1 Suspect approaches along main road
2 Car enters market
3 People hit along route 
4 Suspect arrested


Sources: AP, BBC, CNN
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