German Christmas market attack suspect remanded in custody
Remanded into jail is Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian physician who is suspected of driving into a Magdeburg, Germany, Christmas market and killing four ladies and a nine-year-old boy.
As information about the attack and his potential motivations becomes available, he appears before a court on Saturday night.
Authorities stated that the suspect's first name was Taleb, but they are not allowed to reveal his full name due to German privacy rules. Al-Abdulmohsen's full name was verified to NBC News by two senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation.
A black BMW crashed through the busy market on Friday, injuring more than 200 people, with roughly 40 of them in critical condition.
A 9-year-old kid and four ladies, ages 52, 45, 67, and 75, are the casualties.
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