Sixth Victim Dies After German Christmas Market Attack: Prosecutors
(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
AFP
Berlin: The death toll from a car ramming attack on a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg in December has risen to six, prosecutors said on Monday.
A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital as a result of injuries she sustained in the attack, the prosecutors in the nearby city of Naumburg said.
A black BMW ploughed through the traditional market on December 20, running over and scattering bodies amid the festive stalls.
A total of 299 people were injured in the attack, according to the latest figures from the state interior ministry.
A Saudi doctor of psychiatry, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 50, was arrested at the scene, but the suspected attacker's motive remains unclear.
Abdulmohsen had in many online posts voiced strongly anti-Islam views, anger at German authorities and support for far-right conspiracy narratives on the "Islamisation" of Europe.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said there were signs the suspect was suffering from a psychiatric illness.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party, which is currently polling in second place, held what it called a memorial rally for the victims and demanded that Germany "must close the borders".
MENAFN06012025000063011010ID1109058139
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.