A Saudi doctor arrested in connection with a brutal and fatal car crash at a German Christmas market has been identified as an anti-Islam activist, according to reports.
According to reports, the man was Taleb A. guardian — I sought asylum in Germany as a Saudi refugee in 2006 and received official refugee status in 2016.
The 50-year-old left his home country because of the Islamic government and settled in Bernburg, where he worked as a doctor and psychotherapist after gaining permanent residency. According to the Wall Street Journal.
The journal said she was well-known in Germany's Saudi community as an anti-Muslim and women's rights activist and ran a website and social media channels dedicated to these activities.
On his website, he warned potential refugees to avoid traveling to Germany, citing the government's tolerance of Islamic extremists.
The newspaper said the man posted pro-Israel content in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attack and was a supporter of Germany's right-wing anti-immigration party AfD.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the suspect criticized the German government in social media posts days before the attack, claiming that the German government is promoting the Islamization of European countries and also He claimed that authorities were censoring him because of his views.
Taleb A. is accused of ramming his car into a crowded Christmas market in Madgeburg, injuring dozens of people and killing at least two people, including a young child, in what authorities say is a suspected terrorist attack.
The Guardian reports that police investigations are continuing in Magdeburg and Bernburg, where the suspect lives.
The attack came a day after the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack, which left 12 people dead and 56 injured in Germany's deadliest terrorist attack.
