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Germany: 5 killed, scores wounded after Saudi man plows car into Christmas crowd
The attacker, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, is a 50-year-old Saudi dissident who described himself as an ex-Muslim


A suspected terrorist plowed a vehicle into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, west of the capital Berlin, killing at least five and dozens more.
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Local police confirmed that the suspect was a Saudi national born in 1974 and acting alone.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his concern about the incident, saying that "reports from Magdeburg suggest something bad. My thoughts are with the victims and their families."
Police declined to give casualty numbers, confirming only a large-scale operation at the market, where people had gathered to celebrate in the days leading up to the Christmas holidays.