Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The trial of a man accused of ramming a Christmas market in Germany and killing six people in Magdeburg began Monday.
Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, 50, is facing trial in a specially constructed, high-security courtroom that can hold up to 700 people.
The attack happened on Dec. 20, 2024. The indictment alleges that Al Abdulmohsen drove through the Magdeburg Christmas Market, zigzagging at speeds up to 30 mph. Six people died, including one child, and 323 others were injured.
Al Abdulmohsen is from Saudi Arabia and has been a German resident since 2006. He is a psychiatrist who has worked in a psychiatric ward for addicts in the area since 2020.
Euro News reported that he has expressed extreme views on social media against Germany, Islam and Saudi Arabia, as well as a secular refugee organization in Cologne, Germany.
