The Saudi suspect in the deadly ramming at a Christmas market in Germany was an anti-Islam activist who shared pro-Israel content on social media in the wake of the October 7 attacks, the Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the report, the man ran a website and social media channels warning against Islam and discussing women’s rights.
He also showed support for Germany’s far-right anti-immigration AfD party, the report says.
The Journal says the suspect is a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who moved to Germany in 2006. He was detained in the wake of the deadly ramming.
Two people were killed and 68 injured when an SUV plowed through the festive crowd in Magdeburg last night. One of the victims was a young child.
The local Volksstimme newspaper said reports from the scene indicated the attacker clearly tried “to hit as many people as possible.”
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