He walked at least 400 meters at breakneck speed among the families who crowded the Christmas markets. With a car that, in all likelihood, he had not chosen at random: a compact model to exploit a gapuse it as a battering ram and be able to carry out his plan, the origins of which are currently unclear. The massacre in the center of Magdeburg it is certainly a attack: 4 people died, including a child, and 205 were injured. 41 of them are in serious condition. But the author, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen50 years old, psychiatrist born in Saudi Arabia and moved to Germany in 2006 with a permanent residence permit, was not known to secret services. No sign of radicalisation, in fact his story traceable on social media tells a completely different story. In short, why did he act?
Of course, at 19.04 on Friday 20 December, exactly eight years and one day after the attack Anis Amri at the markets in Berlin, the doctor had decided to carry out a massacre. It started from Bernburghe rented a Bmw dark and a few moments after seven in the evening he took the road closed to traffic to make room for the wooden houses. A video captured by a security camera leaves no doubt: his action is deliberate.
The area where the markets are located is that of Old marketis highly manned and a stone's throw from the town hall. The car enters the frame from below and begins its zigzag in the crowd tried to run over as many people as possible. It zooms for about a few hundred meters while the fire rages around panic. The images take you back almost a decade, when the Islamists of ISIS went into action not only in Berlin but also in Nice in similar ways. The attack is a massacre, with 4 victims and over two hundred injured. At the Bild a woman, witness to the attack, is convinced that among the victims there are also children, given that the car deliberately aimed at the “Fairy tale area”the area dedicated to fairytale characters, typical of Christmas markets.
Abdulmohsen – who on social media accused Germany of “destroying the lives” of people ex-Saudi Muslims while granting asylum to “Syrian jihadists” – continues its journey with the bumper seriously damaged. Will be stopped a few minutes later Ernst Reuter Allee. A policeman appears in front of him and points there pistol against his car.
The Saudi doctor gets out and lies on the asphalt with his hands visible. He has a goatee, a pair of glasses, and dresses in a distinguished manner. The officers surround him. It has a suspicious baggage on the seat, it is feared he may have some rudimentary explosives with him. The checks are started but there is no danger. Neither in the car nor in his home in Bernburg, about 40 kilometers from Magdeburg. The action is over and was clearly deliberate. One question remains: why?
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