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In media appearances, Abdulmohsen presented himself as an ] against ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Anschlag auf Weihnachtsmarkt: Arzt, Islamgegner, seit 2006 in Deutschland – Das wissen wir über den Attentäter von Magdeburg |trans-title=Doctor, anti-Islam activist, in Germany since 2006 – This is what we know about the Magdeburg attacker |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article254939378/Anschlag-auf-Weihnachtsmarkt-Arzt-Islamgegner-seit-2006-in-Deutschland-Das-wissen-wir-ueber-den-Attentaeter-von-Magdeburg.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In 2019, Abdulmohsen gave interviews to the ] and the ], in which he was presented as an escape/migration helper<!--need further elaboration on what this term means-->.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-13 |title="Das Asylsystem ist ein Weg in die Freiheit" |trans-title="The asylum system is a path to freedom" |url=https://www.fr.de/politik/asylsystem-freiheit-11846312.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-14 |title=Fluchthelfer gegen Saudi-Arabien: Sie verfolgen jede einzelne Frau |trans-title=Escape helpers against Saudi Arabia: They persecute every single woman |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/fluchthelfer-gegen-saudi-arabien-sie-verfolgen-jede-einzelne-frau-16235203.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In these he says about himself: "I am the most aggressive critic of Islam in history. There is no good Islam".<ref name=":6" /> ] reported on him in the same year; that he would - through his web forum ''wearesaudis.net'' and ] – help others to escape from Saudi Arabia to Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Röhlig |first=Marc |last2=Rothe |first2=Yannick von Eisenhart |date=2019-02-13 |title=Saudi-Arabien: Männer überwachen Frauen mit "App – die diese nun nutzen, um zu fliehen |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/saudi-arabien-maenner-ueberwachen-frauen-mit-app-die-diese-nun-nutzen-um-zu-fliehen-a-01c66b12-459a-4e88-8469-f288b9148b98 |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> Also in the same year, Abuldmohsen appeared on the ] showcasing his website intended to help asylum seeking ], "especially from Saudi Arabia and the ]".<ref>{{Cite news |title=How one website helps hundreds seek asylum |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-48881737 |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The ] is said to have warned German security authorities about Abdulmosen at least three times.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Brüggemann |first1=Thore |last2=Heise |first2=Thomas |last3=Khan |first3=Miriam |last4=Kistler |first4=Florian |last5=Lehberger |first5=Roman |last6=Petter |first6=Jan |last7=Pütz |first7=Florian |last8=Röbel |first8=Sven |last9=Schmitt |first9=Alexander |date=2024-12-21 |title=Magdeburg – News: Saudi-Arabien soll deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden dreimal vor Taleb A. gewarnt haben |url=https://www.tickaroo.com/e/FCmJFw8aXwprOdiW |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> In media appearances, Abdulmohsen presented himself as an ] against ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Anschlag auf Weihnachtsmarkt: Arzt, Islamgegner, seit 2006 in Deutschland – Das wissen wir über den Attentäter von Magdeburg |trans-title=Doctor, anti-Islam activist, in Germany since 2006 – This is what we know about the Magdeburg attacker |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article254939378/Anschlag-auf-Weihnachtsmarkt-Arzt-Islamgegner-seit-2006-in-Deutschland-Das-wissen-wir-ueber-den-Attentaeter-von-Magdeburg.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In 2019, Abdulmohsen gave interviews to the ] and the ], in which he was presented as an escape/migration helper<!--need further elaboration on what this term means-->.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-13 |title="Das Asylsystem ist ein Weg in die Freiheit" |trans-title="The asylum system is a path to freedom" |url=https://www.fr.de/politik/asylsystem-freiheit-11846312.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-14 |title=Fluchthelfer gegen Saudi-Arabien: Sie verfolgen jede einzelne Frau |trans-title=Escape helpers against Saudi Arabia: They persecute every single woman |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/fluchthelfer-gegen-saudi-arabien-sie-verfolgen-jede-einzelne-frau-16235203.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In these he says about himself: "I am the most aggressive critic of Islam in history. There is no good Islam".<ref name=":6" />
] reported on him in the same year; that he would - through his web forum ''wearesaudis.net'' and ] – help others to escape from Saudi Arabia to Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Röhlig |first=Marc |last2=Rothe |first2=Yannick von Eisenhart |date=2019-02-13 |title=Saudi-Arabien: Männer überwachen Frauen mit "App – die diese nun nutzen, um zu fliehen |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/saudi-arabien-maenner-ueberwachen-frauen-mit-app-die-diese-nun-nutzen-um-zu-fliehen-a-01c66b12-459a-4e88-8469-f288b9148b98 |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> Also in the same year, Abuldmohsen appeared on the ] showcasing his website intended to help asylum seeking ], "especially from Saudi Arabia and the ]".<ref>{{Cite news |title=How one website helps hundreds seek asylum |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-48881737 |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The ] is said to have warned German security authorities about Abdulmosen at least three times.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Brüggemann |first1=Thore |last2=Heise |first2=Thomas |last3=Khan |first3=Miriam |last4=Kistler |first4=Florian |last5=Lehberger |first5=Roman |last6=Petter |first6=Jan |last7=Pütz |first7=Florian |last8=Röbel |first8=Sven |last9=Schmitt |first9=Alexander |date=2024-12-21 |title=Magdeburg – News: Saudi-Arabien soll deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden dreimal vor Taleb A. gewarnt haben |url=https://www.tickaroo.com/e/FCmJFw8aXwprOdiW |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>


Abdulmohsen shared pro-Israel content on the Internet: on his X profile, he published posts which claimed that "] were lucky enough to join Israel", retweeting a post made by ] which celebrated the ]. He also expressed that "Arabs must pretend ] of ], the ], and eventually ] too, to Israel".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report: German Xmas market attacker is Saudi anti-Islamist who shared pro-Israel content {{!}} The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-german-xmas-market-attacker-is-saudi-anti-islamist-who-shared-pro-israel-content/amp/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Parts of Syria were lucky enough to join Israel. |url=https://x.com/DrTalebJawad/status/1865766552429109407 |language=ar}}</ref> Abdulmohsen shared pro-Israel content on the Internet: on his X profile, he published posts which claimed that "] were lucky enough to join Israel", retweeting a post made by ] which celebrated the ]. He also expressed that "Arabs must pretend ] of ], the ], and eventually ] too, to Israel".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report: German Xmas market attacker is Saudi anti-Islamist who shared pro-Israel content {{!}} The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-german-xmas-market-attacker-is-saudi-anti-islamist-who-shared-pro-israel-content/amp/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Parts of Syria were lucky enough to join Israel. |url=https://x.com/DrTalebJawad/status/1865766552429109407 |language=ar}}</ref>
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On X, Abdulmohsen posted an ] (Juggernaut Tactical JT-15) with a US-flag as a profile picture and ] such as "Germany is persecuting Saudi asylum seekers inside and outside Germany in order to destroy their lives" and "Germany wants to ] Europe."<ref name=":2" /><ref>https://x.com/drtalebjawad</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Saudischer Islamkritiker, Fan von AfD und Elon Musk: Verstörende Details zum Täter von Magdeburg |trans-title=Saudi Islam critic, fan of AfD and Elon Musk: Disturbing details about the perpetrator of Magdeburg attack |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/saudischer-islamkritiker-fan-von-afd-und-elon-musk-verstorende-details-zum-tater-von-magdeburg-12915310.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |language=de-DE |issn=1865-2263}}</ref> Several well-known officials of the German far-right party ] (AfD) and its right-wing extremist youth organization ] followed his X account.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Bahlmann |first=Henrik |last2=Höfner |first2=Roman |last3=Janevska |first3=Aleksandra |last4=Kiran |first4=Ayla |last5=Lehberger |first5=Roman |last6=Maxwill |first6=Peter |last7=Milatz |first7=Marvin |last8=Müller |first8=Ann-Katrin |last9=Ruhnow |first9=Evelin |date=2024-12-20 |title=Magdeburg – News: Autofahrer fährt in Menschenmenge – Behörden gehen von Anschlag aus |trans-title=Magdeburg – News: Driver drives into crowd – authorities suspect attack |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/magdeburg-news-autofahrer-faehrt-in-menschenmenge-behoerden-gehen-von-anschlag-aus-a-58a3c255-9a4b-45a8-8e65-8ceac63477cd |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> Furthermore, he expressed his sympathy on X for the AfD and dreamed of a joint project with the far-right party: an academy for ex-Muslims.<ref name="tagesschau.de">{{cite web |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/magdeburg-faq-100.html |title=Anschlag auf Weihnachtsmarkt in Magdeburg: Was ist bekannt? &#124; tagesschau.de |format= |work= |accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref> He also made a website that tried to help ex-Muslims gain asylum to other countries and he considers himself an ] as of 2019.<ref name=":1" /> On X, Abdulmohsen posted an ] (Juggernaut Tactical JT-15) with a US-flag as a profile picture and ] such as "Germany is persecuting Saudi asylum seekers inside and outside Germany in order to destroy their lives" and "Germany wants to ] Europe."<ref name=":2" /><ref>https://x.com/drtalebjawad</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Saudischer Islamkritiker, Fan von AfD und Elon Musk: Verstörende Details zum Täter von Magdeburg |trans-title=Saudi Islam critic, fan of AfD and Elon Musk: Disturbing details about the perpetrator of Magdeburg attack |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/saudischer-islamkritiker-fan-von-afd-und-elon-musk-verstorende-details-zum-tater-von-magdeburg-12915310.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |language=de-DE |issn=1865-2263}}</ref> Several well-known officials of the German far-right party ] (AfD) and its right-wing extremist youth organization ] followed his X account.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Bahlmann |first=Henrik |last2=Höfner |first2=Roman |last3=Janevska |first3=Aleksandra |last4=Kiran |first4=Ayla |last5=Lehberger |first5=Roman |last6=Maxwill |first6=Peter |last7=Milatz |first7=Marvin |last8=Müller |first8=Ann-Katrin |last9=Ruhnow |first9=Evelin |date=2024-12-20 |title=Magdeburg – News: Autofahrer fährt in Menschenmenge – Behörden gehen von Anschlag aus |trans-title=Magdeburg – News: Driver drives into crowd – authorities suspect attack |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/magdeburg-news-autofahrer-faehrt-in-menschenmenge-behoerden-gehen-von-anschlag-aus-a-58a3c255-9a4b-45a8-8e65-8ceac63477cd |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref> Furthermore, he expressed his sympathy on X for the AfD and dreamed of a joint project with the far-right party: an academy for ex-Muslims.<ref name="tagesschau.de">{{cite web |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/magdeburg-faq-100.html |title=Anschlag auf Weihnachtsmarkt in Magdeburg: Was ist bekannt? &#124; tagesschau.de |format= |work= |accessdate=2024-12-21}}</ref> He also made a website that tried to help ex-Muslims gain asylum to other countries and he considers himself an ] as of 2019.<ref name=":1" />


In a 45 minute-video interview that appeared on the anti-Islamic US blog, the ],<ref name=":7">{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-21 |author=RAIR Foundation |date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |title=Update: Interview With Saudi Psychiatrist Suspected of Driving Into German Christmas Market (Video) |url=https://rairfoundation.com/saudi-psychiatrist-exposes-germanys-active-operation-welcoming-jihadis/ |website=rairfoundation.com}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> eight days before the attack, Abdulmohsen spread theories that the German state is conducting a "covert secret operation" to "hunt and destroy the lives" of Saudi ex-Muslims around the world, but at the same time Syrian jihadists are receiving asylum in Germany.<ref name=":4" /> In the interview he describes himself as leftist.<ref name=":72">{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-21 |author=RAIR Foundation |date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |title=Update: Interview With Saudi Psychiatrist Suspected of Driving Into German Christmas Market (Video) |url=https://rairfoundation.com/saudi-psychiatrist-exposes-germanys-active-operation-welcoming-jihadis/ |website=rairfoundation.com}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Abdulmohsen also shared similar ] content, including content from German politician ] of AfD,<ref>{{Cite web |title=+++ 01:35 Veranstalter reagieren: Weihnachtsmärkte in Sachsen-Anhalt schließen frühzeitig +++ |url=https://www.n-tv.de/politik/01-35-Veranstalter-reagieren-Weihnachtsmaerkte-in-Sachsen-Anhalt-schliessen-fruehzeitig--article25447723.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> ], and ].<ref name=":4" /> He also shared a video by German right-wing influencer ].<ref name="rnd">{{Cite web |last=Decker |first=Jan |last2=Sternberg |first2=Felix |last3=Huesmann |first3=Markus |date=2024-12-21 |title=Magdeburg nach Todesfahrt: Verdächtiger offenbar Islamfeind – Rätsel um Motiv |trans-title=Magdeburg after fatal drive: Suspect apparently Islamophobe – mystery about motive |url=https://www.rnd.de/politik/magdeburg-nach-todesfahrt-verdaechtiger-offenbar-islamfeind-raetsel-um-motiv-QTWFZG7PIZDNDOSM2NGGY2D33I.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In an X post from December 5, 2024, Abdulmohsen declared that ] deserved the ] for "her secret criminal project of Islamizing Europe".<ref name="rnd" /> In a 45 minute-video interview that appeared on the anti-Islamic US blog, the ],<ref name=":7">{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-21 |author=RAIR Foundation |date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |title=Update: Interview With Saudi Psychiatrist Suspected of Driving Into German Christmas Market (Video) |url=https://rairfoundation.com/saudi-psychiatrist-exposes-germanys-active-operation-welcoming-jihadis/ |website=rairfoundation.com}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> eight days before the attack, Abdulmohsen spread theories that the German state is conducting a "covert secret operation" to "hunt and destroy the lives" of Saudi ex-Muslims around the world, but at the same time Syrian jihadists are receiving asylum in Germany.<ref name=":4" /> In the interview he describes himself as leftist.<ref name=":72">{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-21 |author=RAIR Foundation |date=2024-12-15 |language=en-US |title=Update: Interview With Saudi Psychiatrist Suspected of Driving Into German Christmas Market (Video) |url=https://rairfoundation.com/saudi-psychiatrist-exposes-germanys-active-operation-welcoming-jihadis/ |website=rairfoundation.com}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
Abdulmohsen also shared similar ] content, including content from German politician ] of AfD,<ref>{{Cite web |title=+++ 01:35 Veranstalter reagieren: Weihnachtsmärkte in Sachsen-Anhalt schließen frühzeitig +++ |url=https://www.n-tv.de/politik/01-35-Veranstalter-reagieren-Weihnachtsmaerkte-in-Sachsen-Anhalt-schliessen-fruehzeitig--article25447723.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> ], and ].<ref name=":4" /> He also shared a video by German right-wing influencer ].<ref name="rnd">{{Cite web |last=Decker |first=Jan |last2=Sternberg |first2=Felix |last3=Huesmann |first3=Markus |date=2024-12-21 |title=Magdeburg nach Todesfahrt: Verdächtiger offenbar Islamfeind – Rätsel um Motiv |trans-title=Magdeburg after fatal drive: Suspect apparently Islamophobe – mystery about motive |url=https://www.rnd.de/politik/magdeburg-nach-todesfahrt-verdaechtiger-offenbar-islamfeind-raetsel-um-motiv-QTWFZG7PIZDNDOSM2NGGY2D33I.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> In an X post from December 5, 2024, Abdulmohsen declared that ] deserved the ] for "her secret criminal project of Islamizing Europe".<ref name="rnd" />


A few minutes before the attack, he posted more videos on his social media profile on X. In one of them, Al-Abdulmohsen said: "Another reason why I hold ] responsible for the persecution I experience in Germany is the story of a USB stick stolen from my mailbox."<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anschlag in Magdeburg: „Keine konkrete Gefahr“ – BKA und LKA erstellten 2023 Gefährdungsbeurteilung von Tatverdächtigem - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article254939378/Anschlag-in-Magdeburg-Keine-konkrete-Gefahr-BKA-und-LKA-erstellten-2023-Gefaehrdungsbeurteilung-von-Tatverdaechtigem.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=DIE WELT |language=de}}</ref> He also said: "The ] themselves are the criminals. In this case, I hold the German nation, I hold the German citizens responsible for what is in store for me'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile of Taleb Al Abdulmohsen on X.com |url=https://x.com/DrTalebJawad/status/1870169159419494729 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="rnd" /> A few minutes before the attack, he posted more videos on his social media profile on X. In one of them, Al-Abdulmohsen said: "Another reason why I hold ] responsible for the persecution I experience in Germany is the story of a USB stick stolen from my mailbox."<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anschlag in Magdeburg: „Keine konkrete Gefahr“ – BKA und LKA erstellten 2023 Gefährdungsbeurteilung von Tatverdächtigem - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article254939378/Anschlag-in-Magdeburg-Keine-konkrete-Gefahr-BKA-und-LKA-erstellten-2023-Gefaehrdungsbeurteilung-von-Tatverdaechtigem.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=DIE WELT |language=de}}</ref> He also said: "The ] themselves are the criminals. In this case, I hold the German nation, I hold the German citizens responsible for what is in store for me'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile of Taleb Al Abdulmohsen on X.com |url=https://x.com/DrTalebJawad/status/1870169159419494729 |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="rnd" />

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Saudi-born psychiatrist, activist and alleged perpetrator of the 2024 Magdeburg car attack

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Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen
طالب العبدالمحسن
BornTaleb bin Jawad bin Hussein Al-Abdulmohsen
(1974-11-05) November 5, 1974 (age 50)
Hufuf, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian
OccupationPsychiatrist
Years active2006–2024
Known for

Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen (Arabic: طالب العبدالمحسن; born November 5, 1974) is a Saudi Arabian psychiatrist known for his extreme anti-Islam and far-right activism. Abdulmohsen is the alleged perpetrator of the 2024 Magdeburg car attack, which killed five people and injured over 200.

Early life and education

Talib Al-Abdulmohsen was born in Hufuf, Saudi Arabia. He hailed from a Shiite family in the largely Shiite Al-Ahsa Governorate.

He pursued medical studies and specialized in psychiatry. In 2006, he relocated to Germany to further his career and applied for political asylum.

2024 Magdeburg car attack

Main article: 2024 Magdeburg car attack

On December 20, 2024, Al-Abdulmohsen allegedly drove a vehicle into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people, including a child, and injuring over 200 others. He was arrested at the scene.

Views

In media appearances, Abdulmohsen presented himself as an ex-Muslim activist against Islam. In 2019, Abdulmohsen gave interviews to the Frankfurter Rundschau and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, in which he was presented as an escape/migration helper. In these he says about himself: "I am the most aggressive critic of Islam in history. There is no good Islam".

Der Spiegel reported on him in the same year; that he would - through his web forum wearesaudis.net and X (formerly known as Twitter) – help others to escape from Saudi Arabia to Germany. Also in the same year, Abuldmohsen appeared on the BBC showcasing his website intended to help asylum seeking apostates, "especially from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region". The Saudi monarchy is said to have warned German security authorities about Abdulmosen at least three times.

Abdulmohsen shared pro-Israel content on the Internet: on his X profile, he published posts which claimed that "Parts of Syria were lucky enough to join Israel", retweeting a post made by Benjamin Netanyahu which celebrated the fall of Assad. He also expressed that "Arabs must pretend the annexation of Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and eventually Lebanon too, to Israel".

On X, Abdulmohsen posted an AR-15–style rifle (Juggernaut Tactical JT-15) with a US-flag as a profile picture and conspiracy theories such as "Germany is persecuting Saudi asylum seekers inside and outside Germany in order to destroy their lives" and "Germany wants to islamize Europe." Several well-known officials of the German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and its right-wing extremist youth organization Junge Alternative followed his X account. Furthermore, he expressed his sympathy on X for the AfD and dreamed of a joint project with the far-right party: an academy for ex-Muslims. He also made a website that tried to help ex-Muslims gain asylum to other countries and he considers himself an atheist as of 2019.

In a 45 minute-video interview that appeared on the anti-Islamic US blog, the RAIR Foundation, eight days before the attack, Abdulmohsen spread theories that the German state is conducting a "covert secret operation" to "hunt and destroy the lives" of Saudi ex-Muslims around the world, but at the same time Syrian jihadists are receiving asylum in Germany. In the interview he describes himself as leftist.

Abdulmohsen also shared similar right-wing ideological content, including content from German politician Alice Weidel of AfD, Alex Jones, and Elon Musk. He also shared a video by German right-wing influencer Naomi Seibt. In an X post from December 5, 2024, Abdulmohsen declared that Angela Merkel deserved the death penalty for "her secret criminal project of Islamizing Europe".

A few minutes before the attack, he posted more videos on his social media profile on X. In one of them, Al-Abdulmohsen said: "Another reason why I hold German citizens responsible for the persecution I experience in Germany is the story of a USB stick stolen from my mailbox." He also said: "The police themselves are the criminals. In this case, I hold the German nation, I hold the German citizens responsible for what is in store for me'.

According to information from several public broadcaster and private media in germany, people have reported to the police several times because of threats of violence from Al-Abdulmohsen According to public broadcaster ARD, Al-Abdulmohsen was sentenced in 2013 by the Rostock District Court to 90 daily rates of 10 euros each for threatening criminal offenses. The Foreign Intelligence Service of germany received a report from Saudi Arabia that Al-Abdulmosen had announced something big in Germany as early as 2023. The responsible state authorities are said to have followed up on this tip. In the fall of 2023, a woman who had been in contact with Al-Abdulmohsen via the Internet warned the police in Berlin that Al-Abdulmosen wanted to kill 20 Germans. However, she sent her email to the police in Berlin, New Jersey.

Legal issues and political asylum

According to India Today, Al-Abdulmohsen is wanted by Saudi Arabia on charges related to terrorism and human trafficking, specifically allegations of facilitating the trafficking of individuals from Saudi Arabia and Gulf states to the European Union. Despite Saudi Arabia's extradition request, Germany granted him political asylum in 2006, citing concerns over his safety and rights if he was returned to Saudi Arabia. The German government refused to extradite him, citing a lack of due process in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, a Saudi source told Reuters that Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about the attacker after he posted extremist views on his X account threatening peace and security.

References

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