Summary
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for politicizing last week’s Magdeburg Christmas market attack, where a car drove into crowds, killing 5 and injuring over 200.
Faeser condemned the AfD’s rally, attended by 3,500 people, as exploiting victims’ suffering ahead of February snap elections.
The 50-year-old suspect, Taleb A., a Saudi-born German resident since 2006, is in custody.
Investigators are examining his motives, noting his criticism of Islam and prior support for the AfD.
I don’t want to reason with them, but the voters