{"id":2382651,"date":"2024-12-21T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-german-christmas-market-attack-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T20:31:31","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-german-christmas-market-attack-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-the-german-christmas-market-attack-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about the German Christmas market attack &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-we-know-about-the-german-christmas-market-attack-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382651&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On a Friday night, a tragic attack occurred at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, germany, resulting\u200b in the deaths of five individuals and leaving around\u2063 200 others injured. \u200bThe assailant, identified as a Saudi \u2064doctor, drove his SUV into a crowd at the market, adopting a\u200c method reminiscent\u2064 of a similar attack in \u2064berlin eight years prior. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">security measures<\/a> being\u200b in place, including a knife ban and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-courthouse-turned-into-veritable-fortress-ahead-of-george-floyd-murder-trial\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Courthouse Turned Into \u2018Veritable Fortress\u2019 Ahead Of George Floyd Murder Trial\">concrete barriers<\/a>, the incident shocked the nation, with German chancellor Olaf Scholz condemning\u200d the brutality \u200cof the attack at such \u200da \u200dfestive setting. Authorities\u200d reported that the perpetrator acted alone, and there was no broader threat to the community. Many of the injured were in critical \u2063condition, \u200bwith a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant number requiring intensive medical care<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What we know about the German Christmas market attack that left five dead<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1917813\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3267839\/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">German Christmas market<\/a> left five dead and dozens injured Friday night. The three-minute attack, committed by a Saudi doctor, horrified visitors celebrating the holidays with one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Germany<\/a>&lsquo;s best-known winter traditions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a rundown of the massacre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3106551\/biden-administration-rulemaking-blitzes-aim-trump-proof-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened<\/h2>\n<p>A man used his S.U.V to drive through an emergency exit and through crowds of people in alleyways touring stalls at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Police<\/a> later arrested the man and are questioning him.<\/p>\n<p>The event shocked the country, though violence at Christmas markets has happened in the country&rsquo;s past. An Islamic extremist drove a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin eight years ago, killing 13 and injuring many more.<\/p>\n<p>Knives were banned at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christmas<\/a> market after an armed man went on a stabbing spree at a market in August. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">security barriers<\/a> had been erected at the Magdeburg market, including concrete blocks around the alleyways, but police union head Andreas Rosskopf said after the attack that &ldquo;it is not 100 percent possible to protect such events.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no more peaceful and cheerful place than a Christmas market,&rdquo; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. &ldquo;What a terrible act it is to injure and kill so many people there with such brutality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police said the perpetrator was acting alone and there wasn&rsquo;t any threat to the greater community. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3224184\/harris-faces-political-wilderness-historic-loss-party-tatters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HARRIS FACES POLITICAL WILDERNESS AFTER HISTORIC LOSS LEAVES HER PARTY &lsquo;IN TATTERS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who were the victims<\/h2>\n<p>Two hundred people were injured, and at least five people were killed, including one 9-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the injured are in critical condition. Neurosurgeon Mahmoud Elenbaby told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/associated-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>  some 80 patients were brought to Magdeburg&rsquo;s university hospital on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We managed to stabilize most of them, but many are still in intensive care, and some are also in critical condition,&rdquo; Elenbaby said.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the town set flowers in front of a nearby church to mourn those who died Friday night. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is the perpetrator<\/h2>\n<p>The man has been called Taleb A. by German media outlets, and is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, specializing in psychiatry and psychotherapy. Reports show he has been a resident of Germany for decades.<\/p>\n<p>A German security official confirmed local news reports that Taleb A. is a former Muslim who often posted anti-Islam sentiments on social media. His accounts criticized the German government for being too soft on radical Islamists and praised Alternative for Germany, an anti-immigration party that was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3266635\/musk-endorses-right-wing-germany-afd-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">endorsed<\/a> by Elon Musk. <\/p>\n<p>His motive is unknown, but prosecutor Horst Nopens suspects his motive could&rsquo;ve been &ldquo;dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has at least talked about the motive,&rdquo; Nopens said. &ldquo;And we have to clear up how much of that is true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have talked about an attack,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Whether it was a terror attack, we don&rsquo;t know yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3177509\/what-maga-gop-will-look-like-post-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT MAGA AND THE GOP WILL LOOK LIKE IN A POST-TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How have world leaders responded<\/h2>\n<p>Scholz visited the memorial site at St. John&rsquo;s church in Magdeburg and laid a bouquet of flowers.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden lamented the attack in a statement released Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States extends our deepest condolences to the people of Germany grieving the terrible attack at a Christmas market yesterday in Magdeburg, Germany,&rdquo; Biden said.&nbsp;&ldquo;No community&mdash;and no family&mdash;should have to endure such a despicable and dark event, especially just days before a holiday of joy and peace.&nbsp;My team has been in close touch with German officials.&nbsp;We&rsquo;ve made it clear that the United States stands ready to offer all available resources and assistance if needed.&nbsp;And while this situation remains under investigation, make no mistake: the United States will always stand with our Allies against violent terror.&nbsp;In the coming days, we will keep all those injured or killed&mdash;and their beloved families&mdash;close in our hearts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s attack forced several other Christmas markets in Germany to cancel their events or tighten security. Officials in Cologne banned bringing suitcases and erected more barriers around the market there.<\/p>\n<p>One of the country&rsquo;s top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/soccer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">soccer<\/a> teams, Bayern Munich, observed a minute of silence at a match on Friday evening against Leipzig in solidarity with the victims of the massacre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1917813\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1917813\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Christmas market attack leaves five dead, dozens injured<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/german-christmas-market-attack.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4002,47236,4133],"class_list":["post-2382651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attack","tag-german-christmas-market","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/german-christmas-market-attack.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382651"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382655,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382651\/revisions\/2382655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}