Christmas market tragedy: Attacker's last will reveals estate gift
In the car of the man who drove into the crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, a note was found that contained the attacker’s last will. He anticipated that he would die and wanted to assign his estate.
The perpetrator of the attack in Magdeburg expected he might be killed during his desperate act at the Christmas market. When he drove into the crowd of adults and children, he had his last will written in the car.
He decided that his estate should be transferred to the German Red Cross. Police found the note with these instructions in the car he rented.
The attacker's will: one organization to inherit his estate
Taleb A., a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who committed the attack on December 20, rented the car he used in the crime on December 11. He killed five people and injured over 200.
As reported by "Der Spiegel," investigators announced the discovery of the perpetrator's will on Tuesday. Taleb A. specified that his estate should go to the German Red Cross.
The letter contained no political message; it explained nothing and did not shed light on the reasons for the act. However, certain signals were not taken seriously by the authorities.
The day after renting the car, Taleb A. gave an interview to an Islamophobic American blog. He expressed admiration for Elon Musk, disappointment with Germany, and supported the right-wing party Alternative for Germany.
Taleb A. arrived in Germany from Saudi Arabia in 2006. He worked as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Bernburg, about 25 miles south of Magdeburg.
The man from Saudi Arabia was raised in Islam but abandoned the religion and became its critic. He was very active on the social media platform X, describing himself as a former Muslim and Saudi dissenter. He had about 47,000 followers online.
