A police officer guards the Christmas Market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday morning , Dec. 22, 2024.
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) -- German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed.
Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency. Police haven't publicly named the suspect, in line with privacy rules, but some German news outlets have identified him as Taleb A. and reported that he was a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy.