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German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

IndiaTimes Sunday, 22 December 2024
A Saudi doctor, residing in Germany since 2006, is in custody following a deadly car attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market. Five people were killed, and many injured. Authorities received prior tipoffs about the suspect, who expressed anti-Islamic views and support for a far-right party online.
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German authorities are also under pressure to explain why they didn’t act more swiftly on tipoffs they received last year about the suspect who has been named only as Taleb A. in line with German privacy laws.

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