The suspect, originally from Saudi Arabia, shared Islamophobic messages online and criticised German refugee policies.
A least one person has been killed and dozens injured in the incident, according to German public broadcaster MDR
Despite the suspect's many statements expressing hostility to Islam, the head of the AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt, Martin Reichardt, said in a statement "the attack in Magdeburg shows that Germany is being drawn into political and religious fanaticism that has its origins in another world".
Magdeburg is around 100 miles to the west of ... Politicians and top government figures in Germany have shared their grief following the incident. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on the ...
Anyone who does not like Germany should leave Germany immediately, said Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany party, candidate for chancellor, speaking to demonstrators in Magdeburg the day before.
Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a car was driven into the market teeming with holiday shoppers.
The Johanniskirche, a church located just a short distance from where the attack unfolded, has emerged as the focal point for mourners since Friday evening's tragedy, when a car plowed into the bustling Christmas market, claiming five lives. The sidewalk outside the church is now blanketed with a sea of flowers, a somber tribute to the victims.
Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect.
As Christmas coincided with the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that he dedicated to hope, Francis called for broad reconciliation, “even (with) our enemies.”
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party not to exploit the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. "To the AfD, I can only say: Any attempt to exploit such a terrible act and to abuse the suffering of the victims is despicable,