A man has gone on trial in Germany accused of carrying out an attack on a Christmas market in the eastern town of Magdeburg last December in which six people were killed and more than 300 others wounded.
The suspect is a doctor from Saudi Arabia who has been named as Taleb A., in line with German privacy laws.
He is accused of driving a rented BMW car at speeds of up to 48km/h (29mph) through the market in the centre of Magdeburg on 20 December 2024. If found guilty, he faces life imprisonment for murder.
Germany's Christmas markets and festivals have come under attack before, mainly from extreme Islamists.
Last year's attack happened at 19:02 (18:02 GMT) when the market was very crowded with Christmas revellers – and lasted just a minute and four seconds.
