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How a Saudi doctor became a terrorist and entered a Christmas market in Germany

How a Saudi doctor became a terrorist and entered a Christmas market in Germany

A terrorist attack occurred yesterday evening in Germany.

A driver plowed a vehicle into a large crowd of people at a Christmas market in central Germany, killing two people and injuring more than 60.

The perpetrator of the attack was a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who had lived in Germany for 20 years. The motive for the attack remains unclear, but the perpetrator has been arrested and will testify.

One of the victims was a small child.

A Saudi Arabian source told Reuters that the kingdom had warned German authorities about the attacker, after he posted extremist views on his personal X account. The source identified the suspect as Taleb Abdul Jawad.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to visit the scene today with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.