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37. CNN: Saudi Arabia warned Germany 3 times

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Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:05 AM

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Saudi Arabia warned Germany three times about market attack suspect, source says

Saudi authorities warned their German counterparts about the suspected Magdeburg Christmas market attacker three times, a source with knowledge of the communications told CNN.

The first warning came in 2007 and was connected to concerns held by Saudi authorities that Taleb A. had expressed radical views of varying kinds.

Saudi Arabia considers him a fugitive and requested his extradition from Germany between 2007 and 2008, the source said, adding that German authorities refused, citing concerns for the man’s safety should he return.

Saudi authorities alleged that the man had harassed Saudis abroad who opposed his political views. They also noted that he had become a supporter of the far-right German party Alternative for Germany (AfD), and had developed radical anti-Islamic views, the source said.

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Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas market [View all] muriel_volestrangler Dec 20 OP

Would all of our DU'ers resident in Germany please check in? niyad Dec 20 #1

Checking in... Pachamama Dec 20 #23

Glad to see you. Sounds like you had a lovely time. niyad Dec 20 #31

Glad to see you. niyad Dec 20 #32

Checking in DFW Dec 20 #25

Glad to see you. You travel so much . . we were concerned. niyad Dec 20 #33

I appreciate it, but with my luck DFW Saturday #34

Cars don't kill people, people kill people. generalbetrayus Dec 20 #2

Look at the AP headline Mosby Dec 20 #22

I saw that and wondered if the car was one of Elon's self-driving disasters. nt dflprincess Dec 20 #27

Journalistic integrity is dead. yardwork Saturday #36

Fwiw Laurelin Dec 20 #3

I haven't been to the one in Aachen DFW Dec 20 #26

The Aachen market is really small Laurelin Saturday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author DFW Dec 20 #29

Link to The Guardian live thread nitpicked Dec 20 #4

Locally, it looks as if "DW News" is coming up on WETA in a few minutes. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 20 #12

TV times for DW in the DC area nitpicked Dec 20 #14

And link to the BBC live thread nitpicked Dec 20 #5

short video of car racing through crowd and suspect........ riversedge Dec 20 #6

...." says all hospitals in the area are preparing for a "mass casualty event", riversedge Dec 20 #7

Here's a link to the report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) for anyone who can read German and ... xocetaceans Dec 20 #8

If an immigrant driving... moondust Dec 20 #9

Almost makes me wonder... yardwork Saturday #38

The RW AfD will gain in the snap elections and auslanders (even innocent ones) will be deported from Germany in 2025. C0RI0LANUS Dec 20 #10

The perp was a saudi. Mosby Dec 20 #11

A doctor. moondust Dec 20 #13

Yeah, worked nearby at a hospital. Mosby Dec 20 #15

50yo Dr who has been in Germany since 2006 from Saudi Arabia. EX500rider Dec 20 #16

Some randos on X say it was his car. Mosby Dec 20 #19

It went 400m through the crowd.....way before that you could throw it in N or hit the Ebrake etc..I'd think EX500rider Dec 20 #20

You would think. nt Mosby Dec 20 #21

Wisconsin had this happen also--man killed six driving fast through Christmas parade!!.... riversedge Dec 20 #17

Here's a link to the video of the arrest of the alleged attacker at gunpoint.... xocetaceans Dec 20 #18

Info about the perp Mosby Dec 20 #24

Seems like SOMEONE shouldve noticed THAT shit. Callie1979 Dec 20 #28

"I hold the German nation responsible for the killing of Socrates." he what? EX500rider Saturday #35

He decided that the West is the successor of the Greek state, and so he reckons the German state muriel_volestrangler Saturday #40

Serious mental health issues there. yardwork Saturday #39

Or maybe drug induced paranoid schizophrenia Mosby Saturday #41

It's not unknown for medical practitioners to get addicted. yardwork Saturday #42

Even if the perp is a nut case who claims to love the AfD DFW Dec 20 #30

CNN: Saudi Arabia warned Germany 3 times moondust Saturday #37

His past history shows he is a man who is severely mentally disturbed. RVN VET71 Saturday #43