TALEB Arrested for Magdeburg Christmas Market Incident Described Incorrectly by Media

The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatrist named Taleb A., has lived in Germany for nearly 20 years. Authorities are investigating the motives behind the attack, which remain unclear.

A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least four people, including a toddler, and injuring at least 200 others.

Authorities arrested the 50-year-old driver at the scene and took him into custody for questioning.

Officials confirmed that the man, a Saudi national who has lived in Germany for nearly 20 years, works as a doctor.

Several German media outlets have identified the suspect as Taleb A., withholding his full name due to privacy regulations..