Germany grapples with far-right surge as AfD wins state election
The far-right AfD party alone won a third of the votes in two eastern German states on Sunday, as residents of Thuringia and Saxony begin to take stock of the results.
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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A Saudi national, Talib A., is identified as the suspect behind the deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany, that left five people dead and over 200 injured. Despite multiple warnings from Saudi Arabia about his extremist views, German authorities failed to respond, even ignoring extradition requests. The suspect, a radical anti-Islamist who had publicly renounced his religion, had prior run-ins with law enforcement in Germany. In this video, we explore the shocking details of the attack, the ignored warnings, and the tragic consequences of inaction.
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In this dramatic video, witness the intense moment when German police arrest the suspect behind the fatal car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. On Friday, a car plowed through the crowded market, killing at least two and injuring several others. The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor, was quickly apprehended by police. Watch as officers shout commands, demanding he lie face down with his hands behind his back. This video captures the tense moments following the attack and highlights the swift response from law enforcement. The investigation continues into the motive behind this horrifying act.
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India has condemned the car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which claimed five lives and injured dozens, with numbers showing more than 200.. DNA
After the state election for Brandenburg concluded this weekend, both the Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany emerged as biggest winners. The liberal Free Democratic Party, part of..
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The leaders of Germany's far-right AfD hail the party's electoral success after coming a narrow second place in a regional vote in Brandenburg, falling just behind the centre-left SPD of Chancellor..
The latest polls showed the far-right Alternative for Germany neck-and-neck with the Social Democrats, which has governed the state continuously since 1990.
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