German Christmas market attacker is Saudi anti-Islamist who shared pro-Israel content, WSJ
The suspect in the deadly ramming at a Christmas market in Germany on Friday was an anti-Islam activist who shared pro-Israel content on social media in the wake of the October 7 attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Five people were killed and some 200 injured when an SUV plowed through the festive crowd in Magdeburg. One of the victims was a young child.
Regional premier Reiner Haselhoff said that the suspect is a 50-year-old doctor and was seemingly a lone attacker. He was detained in the wake of the deadly ramming.
German media added that he was a doctor of psychiatry, and partially named him as Taleb A.
According to the Journal report, the suspect, a Saudi national who had moved to Germany in 2006, ran a website and social media channels warning against Islam and discussing women’s rights, as well as posting content in support of Israel.
He also showed support for Germany’s far-right anti-immigration AfD party, the report said. [Continue reading…]