Saudi doctor receives life term for 2024 Germany attack

A Saudi doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment after steering his car into a crowd of people at a market in Magdeburg, Germany, before Christmas 2024, resulting in the deaths of six individuals and injuries to hundreds. The doctor is mentally evaluated as having a mental condition and is of Saudi origin, with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric and sympathy towards far-right groups. The attack provoked angry reactions and heightened tensions surrounding immigration issues ahead of the general elections held in February 2025.

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