{"id":1686,"date":"2025-11-10T13:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:36:15","slug":"german-court-opens-trial-of-saudi-doctor-for-christmas-market-attack-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1686","title":{"rendered":"German court opens trial of Saudi doctor for Christmas market attack | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>A nine-year-old boy and five women were killed in the ramming attack in a busy market.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 10 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">10 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"s3\">A court in southeastern Germany is set to open the trial of a Saudi Arabian doctor who is suspected of carrying out a ramming attack last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 51-year-old psychiatrist, will appear in court on Monday in the town of Magdeburg, accused of killing six people and wounding more than 300 when he drove a van into a busy Christmas market last December.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"s3\">The defendant has been charged with six murders, the attempted murder of another 338 people, and committing a \u201ctreacherous attack\u201d. The victims killed included a nine-year-old boy and five women aged 45 to 75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Because of the large number of victims, a hall has been prepared as a special court that will be able to seat all participants, who are believed to include more than 140 co-plaintiffs and 400 witnesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">The suspect, who has expressed antipathy towards Islam and sympathy with far-right politics, will be seated in a bullet-proof booth amid a heavy presence by German security forces.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Abdulmohsen, who arrived to live in Germany in 2006, has been in custody since the day of the crime on December 20, 2024, faces life imprisonment for murder if found guilty.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404490\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3404490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AFP__20241223__36RC33Z__v4__HighRes__GermanyAttackChristmasDemoAfd-1734978863.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C515&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel attends a commemoration after the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 23, 2024. - Three days after the Magdeburg Christmas market car-ramming attack, both the far-right AfD party and counter-protesters were due to hit the streets in the bereaved city. Magdeburg has been in deep mourning over the mass carnage on Friday evening, December 20, 2024, when an SUV smashed through a crowd at its Christmas market, killing four women and a nine-year-old child and injuring 205 people. Political pressure has built on the question of potential missed warnings about Saudi suspect Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old psychiatrist who had made online deaths threats and previously had trouble with the law. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER \/ AFP)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3404490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, attends a commemoration after the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 23, 2024 (AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"s3\">According to prosecutors, al-Abdulmohsen was not under the influence of alcohol or other substances and \u201cacted out of dissatisfaction and frustration over the course and outcome of a civil dispute and the failure of various criminal complaints\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">He has described himself as a \u201cSaudi atheist\u201d and an activist who is critical of Islam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Abdulmohsen\u2019s online activities also included criticism of Germany for accepting too many Muslim refugees and backing for conspiracy theories about the \u201cIslamisation\u201d of Europe. He has expressed support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Despite that, the AfD held a\u00a0\u201cmemorial\u201d rally at the scene of the attack, stating that the \u201cterror\u201d arriving in Magdeburg must be halted.<\/p>\n<p>Co-leader Alice Weidel also referred to Abdulmohsen as an \u201cIslamist\u201d as she spoke at the rally. Such rhetoric has helped the far-right party gain prominence in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attack, security services faced uncomfortable questions about whether it could have been prevented, given Abdulmohsen\u2019s history of extreme rhetoric and violent threats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nine-year-old boy and five women were killed in the ramming attack in a busy market. 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