Christmas market assault killer recognized as refugee physician, 50

The person implicated within the strike on the beloved German Christmas market has been characterised as a ‘lone wolf’ Saudi physician aged 50.

An investigation into his social media presence performed by the web outlet disclosed his allegiance to ADF, the far-right anti-immigration occasion presently in second place in nationwide polls forward of an imminent snap election.

In a earlier interview, Taleb voiced his settlement with the views of people resembling Elon Musk and the UK’s imprisoned far-right determine Tommy Robinson.

“In the event you hearken to somebody like Tommy Robinson and even Elon Musk, and even when you do not need to know/hear something about Islamization, you’ll suppose that they’re each conspiracy theorists,” Taleb remarked. “However I can say from expertise that all the things Robinson says, what Musk says, what Alex Jones says, or anybody who’s described by conventional media as a radical or right-wing extremist – they’re telling the reality.”

An X account, reportedly linked to Taleb, has a bio that reads, “Saudi Navy Opposition. Germany chases feminine Saudi asylum seekers, inside and out of doors Germany, to destroy their lives. Germany needs to islamize Europe,” as per the location.

Posts allegedly included graphic footage of a Muslim lady being stoned to demise “as a result of she had an affair with a younger man exterior of marriage.”

One other was a retweet of a publish asking: “Can you discover one constructive factor about Islam? “.

In a publish made simply hours earlier than the assault, Taleb claimed that German authorities had been tampering together with his mail and pilfering objects, together with a USB drive.

“I think about the Germans, as residents, accountable for the persecution I’m dealing with,” he acknowledged in a single video.

“At the moment on this nation, the nation that’s actively criminally chasing Islam critics is the German nation,” he declared in one other.

In keeping with Magdeburg’s metropolis web site, there are presently two fatalities and 68 individuals injured. Of these, 15 are mentioned to be in a “critical” situation, with one other 37 reasonably harm and 16 with minor accidents.

A metropolis official confirmed that one of many victims was a baby and the opposite an grownup.

Police additionally reported that the driving force had a number of suitcases with him and have cordoned off the world to seek for any explosive supplies.

State chief Tamara Zieschang knowledgeable the media that the suspect allegedly used a rental automobile with a Munich license plate. He added that the person was employed by an organization in Magdeburg.

Makeshift tents have sprung up on the scene to take care of the injured, and between 10 to twenty people have been rushed to Magdeburg College Hospital for pressing care.

Metropolis spokesperson Reif conveyed to MDR that it is untimely for exact numbers. “I estimate there are at the least 20 ambulances right here, a whole lot of firefighters, and I can see the police helicopter circling within the sky.”