Magdeburg attack.. Saudi Arabia warned Germany about the port before the disaster

2024/12/22 9:44:00 AM

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Magdeburg attack.. Saudi Arabia warned Germany about the port before the disaster

An informed source told CNN that the Saudi authorities had warned their German counterparts about the suspect in carrying out the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg three times previously.

According to what the source familiar with communications between the two countries said, The first warning was in 2007 and was related to the Saudi authorities’ concerns that the suspect “expressed extremist views of various kinds,” according to the report.

The source added that Saudi Arabia is considered the suspect in the attack. “A fugitive,” and had previously requested his extradition from Germany between 2007 and 2008, adding that the German authorities “rejected this due to fears for the man’s safety if he returned.”

The American network noted that the Saudi authorities had previously indicated She noted that the suspect “harassed Saudis abroad who opposed his political views.”

It also indicated that he had become a supporter of the “Alternative for Germany” party. (AfD)" The far-right, anti-immigrant extremist, and that he “developed extremist anti-Islamic views,” according to the source.

A former Muslim

The German authorities indicated that the suspect in the car ramming accident in the city of Magdeburg, which killed at least five people and injured hundreds, is a Saudi doctor who lives In Germany for nearly two decades, he acted alone.

On Saturday, German Interior Minister Nancy Weisser described the suspect in the attack as “Islamophobic.” While Justice Minister Volker Vissing, who was speaking alongside Weisser, said a decision would be made soon on whether the German federal prosecutor would take up the case. The office is the highest legal authority in the country and deals with acts of terrorism.

Local media say that the suspect is called “Talib,” 50 years old, and a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy. He was arrested at the scene of the accident, after he drove a black BMW car into a Christmas market crowded with shoppers on the Christmas holiday, yesterday evening, Friday.

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The account is filled with tweets and retweets focusing on anti-Islamic topics and criticism of religion, while sharing congratulatory messages for “Muslims who have left the faith,” according to the report.

While the suspect expressed Expressing his support for the “Alternative for Germany” party, he criticized the German authorities, saying that they had failed to make sufficient efforts to combat “Islamism in Europe.”