Arrest Made in German Christmas Market Attack

December 21, 2024 5:45 am

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans are mourning a violent attack after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small child, and injuring at least 60 others. Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man at the site of the attack Friday evening and took him into custody for questioning. He has lived in Germany for nearly two decades, practicing medicine. Several German media outlets identified him as Taleb A. There were still no answers Saturday as to what caused him to drive into a crowd in the eastern German city of Magdeburg. Describing himself as a former Muslim, he shared dozens of posts daily focusing on anti-Islam themes.