5 people lost their lives in this attack, while 200 people were injured, including 7 Indians.
The German government has refused to deport defendants who attacked a Christmas market with a speeding car to Saudi Arabia. Expressing his dissatisfaction with this decision of the German government, Elon Musk said that this sympathy with the accused is dangerous.
Let us tell you that on Friday, a Saudi doctor hit hundreds of people with a speeding car at the Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg in Germany. 5 people were killed in this attack, while 200 were injured. 7 Indians are also among the injured.
Musk said on X-
He was clearly a madman who should never have been allowed into Germany. When Saudi Arabia appealed, he should have been deported. In this matter, the German government showed suicidal sympathy.
The accused had lived in Germany since 2006
The accused in the Christmas market attack is a Saudi national who had lived in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2006. He was granted refugee status in 2016. The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt said after the accused’s arrest that the attacker had committed the incident alone. The motive for the attack could not be known.
The accused is a Saudi citizen who has lived in Germany since 2006. Photo-AFP
The Indian government also expressed grief over the attack
The Indian government also strongly condemned this attack. The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing sorrow over the incident. The ministry said in its statement:
We strongly condemn this horrific attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Many precious lives were lost in this attack and many people were injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.
The ministry said the Indian mission was in touch with the injured Indian nationals and their families. All possible help is given to them. Of the 7 injured Indian citizens, 3 have been released from hospital.
Images linked to the attack on the Christmas market…
In the CCTV footage, a speeding car is seen mowing down people.
The attacker had rented a BMW car before the attack. He was driving it at such a speed that it was seriously damaged due to the collision.
Police and rescue teams arrived at the scene immediately after the incident.
Global reaction to the attack
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni strongly condemned the incident, calling it a brutal attack on innocent people. The British Prime Minister called the situation horrible and promised to support Germany. Meanwhile, Tesla owner Elon Musk expressed his dissatisfaction and demanded the resignation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
A Christmas market takes place every year in Magdeburg.
Magdeburg is the capital of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The city is located on the banks of the Elbe River and has a population of around 2.40 lakh.
The city is located about an hour and a half drive from Berlin. Magdeburg holds a Christmas market once a year and attracts large crowds.
The attacker has no links with fundamentalists.
According to The Guardian, the attacker’s name is Taleb. He is a psychiatrist. He practiced medicine in Bernburg, about 40 kilometers from the city of Magdeburg. He had rented a BMW car before the attack. At present, no link between the attacker and fundamentalists has been established.
13 people lost their lives in such an incident in 2016
This incident is reminiscent of a major terrorist incident that occurred in Berlin on December 19, 2016, when an Islamist extremist drove a truck into a crowd at a Christmas market. 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the incident. This attacker was killed a few days later during a clash with police in Italy.
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