Magdeburg, Germany, June 26, 2026 (AFP) - German court hands life term to Christmas market car attacker

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2026-06-26

A German court on Friday jailed for life a Saudi psychiatrist who killed six people and wounded more than 300 when he drove a rented SUV through a crowded Christmas market in 2024. Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51 -- an anti-Islam activist and adherent to right-wing conspiracy theories -- listened to the verdict from inside a bullet-proof glass box, his hands shackled. He was convicted of six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder by t......

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