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BERLIN (Reuters) – A man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured dozens more faces charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday, after that the man should be put in prison. maintenance.
Police in the central city of Magdeburg where the attack took place on Friday also reported clashes at a far-right demonstration with around 2,100 people on Saturday night, while other citizens took part in the events of a sombre memorial.
The suspect is a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany for almost twenty years.
A magistrate remanded the man, identified in German media as Taleb A., in pre-trial detention after prosecutors filed five counts of murder, including attempted murder. and serious bodily harm, according to a police statement.
It identified the dead as a nine-year-old boy and four elderly women, aged 52, 45, 75 and 67.
German authorities have not named the suspect, who has permanent German citizenship, and media reports have not given his full name to comply with privacy laws. home.
Police reported clashes at a protest attended by around 2,100 people on Saturday night, one day after the attack. Right-wing activists had accused the meeting on the Telegram messaging app of being a “demonstration against terrorism”.
Demonstrators wearing black balaclavas were seen holding a large banner emblazoned with the word ‘immigration’, a term favored by far-right campaigners who want the deportation of migrants and ethnic minorities. of the Germans.
The motive for Friday night’s attack is unclear. Investigators are looking into the suspect’s criticism of the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany among other things. He was also a strong critic of Islam and had expressed support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on social media platform X.
