Published December 22,2024
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The metropolis of Magdeburg is reeling in grief Saturday following a tragic assault on its Christmas market that left 5 lifeless and greater than 200 injured.
Locals gathered at Johannis Church throughout from the market to mourn and pay tribute to the victims on the day after the assault.
The church, which additionally noticed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lay flowers, has turn into a middle of remembrance, with many leaving flowers, lighting candles and providing condolences.
Clara Schmidt, a resident who visited the church to position flowers, shared her sorrow.
“The atmosphere here is very sad. What I feel is grief and sorrow,” stated Schmidt.
Though she had hoped to go to the market, she was unable to, and her associates who had gone have been the primary to substantiate that they have been secure. “When we heard about the attack, we immediately reached out to our friends. Luckily, they all responded quickly,” she stated.
Schmidt stated the town’s temper was one in all shock and disappointment. “We don’t want hatred to escalate. What’s happening on social media is troubling,” she stated. “This act of hate fuels more hatred, and that is the wrong response. Hatred only creates more hatred.”
Another resident, who wished to stay nameless, stated they have been at house when the news broke. “What I feel is pure shock. I’m devastated,” stated the resident.
The id of the attacker “is completely irrelevant. The focus should be on the people who died, and participating in any speculation would just divert the subject entirely,” based on the native.
The assault brings to thoughts the tragic occasions of Dec. 19, 2016, in Berlin, when the same automobile assault passed off at a Christmas market. “I was in Berlin at the time, but not at the market,” stated the nameless resident. “I understand that feeling of helplessness. There is no 100% security anywhere. Risk is always present. It’s difficult to prevent such events from happening.”
Meanwhile, Yusuf Arikan, Türkiye’s Consul General in Hannover, visited the hospital to test on Ali and Aylin Temel, a Turkish couple injured within the assault.
Both sustained fractures however are in steady situation. “The condition of our two citizens is good. They are not in any life-threatening danger,” Arikan confirmed after the go to.
The suspect within the Magdeburg assault is a 50-year-old Saudi physician described as being anti-Islam and a supporter of the far-right and Zionism.
German media has recognized him as Talib A, who knocked over dozens of individuals Friday earlier than being arrested by police.
The suspect got here to Germany in 2006 and had been working as a psychiatrist in Bernburg, south of Magdeburg.
His social media posts typically expressed considerations concerning the rise of Islam in Germany. He shared posts in assist of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) occasion, a far-right occasion against Muslim immigration, and different anti-Islam teams in Europe. He can be stated to have shared a map of the so-called “Greater Israel” that features elements of Turkish territory.
Source: www.anews.com.tr