Germany's court has sentenced 51-year-old Taleb al-Abdalmohsen to… (магдебург · германия · суд)

Germany's court has sentenced 51-year-old Taleb al-Abdalmohsen to life imprisonment for the 2024 Christmas market terror attack in Magdeburg.

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The attack occurred on December 20, 2024, at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
The attacker was Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a Saudi national who had lived in Germany since 2006 and was granted political asylum in 2016.
Six people were killed and approximately 300 were injured.
The perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The attack was carried out by driving a vehicle into a crowd.

The attacker worked as a psychiatrist in a clinic for substance abuse rehabilitation and helped refugees from Saudi Arabia. — kommersant
The trial involved 109 witnesses and eight experts, including specialists in forensic medicine, psychiatry, and linguistics. — vesti
The attacker was described by police as sympathetic to far-right groups and anti-Islamic in rhetoric. — kommersant
The attacker's behavior during the trial was noted to be aggressive and emotional, including during testimony. — vesti
The attacker was described by prosecutors as a 'non-typical terrorist' and by a psychiatrist as having narcissistic personality disorder. — kommersant
The attacker was diagnosed with personality disorder but was deemed sane and criminally responsible. — vesti