Magdeburg Christmas market attack

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Four people have died at the time of writing, at least 200 injured, 41 of which seriously, after a man drove into a Christmas market in Germany.
 
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It feels like these attacks will never end.

I'm especially upset that a toddler was among the victims in this incident, it's horrendous.

The worst thing is I am never particularly shocked anymore when these things happen.
 
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The Daily Fail is telling us now that the Xmas Market attacker was anti Islam and far right but he wanted to kill Germans 🤔 WTF
Something is not adding up here.
 
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"Far right" has almost lost all meaning as far as I'm concerned. It's just become something people seem to call someone who doesn't agree with their world view exactly in every way?
 
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The Daily Fail is telling us now that the Xmas Market attacker was anti Islam and far right but he wanted to kill Germans 🤔 WTF
Something is not adding up here.
People who are anti-Islam and far right can also be terrorists.
 
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The Daily Fail is telling us now that the Xmas Market attacker was anti Islam and far right but he wanted to kill Germans 🤔 WTF
Something is not adding up here.
None of it makes sense & if you read the comments there all saying the same thing I cannot wrap my head round it definitely a lot more to come with this story either way it’s a disgusting act! I won’t take my kids anywhere near large shopping centres etc for this reason sad but I would rather be safe than sorry so sad for everyone involved
 
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People who are anti-Islam and far right can also be terrorists.
Indeed anyone can be a killer regardless of politics or religion but why did he want to kill Germans?
Still makes no sense unless we just assume he was having some sort of MH crisis.
 
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Apparently there was a gap big enough for a car where the barriers were meant to be (a mistake from the organisers) But how would he know that as it was clearly pre planned as he had explosives? This doesn’t make sense
 
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The far left vs far right stuff in the media is all drummed up to get people at each others throats. It's best not to take much notice of it IMO.

In this case this man left his country allegedly because he had been accused of grape (I can't verify if this is true or not) but 🫠 he must have had a reason for leaving. Then he decides to attack the people of the country that generously took him in and let him work there. Whether he's labelled left or right wing he's still a piece of tit for attacking innocent people.
 
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Indeed anyone can be a killer regardless of politics or religion but why did he want to kill Germans?
Apparently he blamed the Germans for being too accepting of Muslims.

Is it confirmed there were explosives in the car?
 
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Apparently there was a gap big enough for a car where the barriers were meant to be (a mistake from the organisers) But how would he know that as it was clearly pre planned as he had explosives? This doesn’t make sense
Ge clearly done his homework on Christmas markets - he found one that he could get his rented high powered car through.
This is why “having a psychotic episode” does not wash in these attacks. They are planned meticulously. Meticulous planning is beyond people who are in psychosis.

Twitter is a dumpster of crap. If he did use the platform to post his alleged opinions - take them with a pinch of salt. I have no idea on what he allegedly posted - but if he did post anything, he will have had his motives when doing this.
A terrorist attack on a Christmas market, is what it is.
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Apparently he blamed the Germans for being too accepting of Muslims.

Is it confirmed there were explosives in the car?
To be treated with suspicion - as it makes no sense whatsoever.
 
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I was paraphrasing what an expert being interviewed on the BBC was saying.
Yes - and I would still treat it with suspicion.
Not that the guy on the BBC is making anything up, but the use of social media by terrorists etc.
They have their own motives for what they are putting out there.
 
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Yes - and I would still treat it with suspicion.
Not that the guy on the BBC is making anything up, but the use of social media by terrorists etc.
They have their own motives for what they are putting out there.
What is there to believe, if not the guy's own words and social media, all the papers and TV news, and terrorism experts?

ETA a fifth person has now died.
 
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What is there to believe, if not the guy's own words and social media, all the papers and TV news, and terrorism experts?
I don’t believe what terrorists say.
The media are now picking up on what is on social media - and I doubt that “terrorist experts” know very much about him at this stage.

All I do know, is that anti Islamists terrorists do not attack Christmas markets - why would they?

The terrorist who attacked The Liverpool Women’s hospital (a last minute decision to target a maternity hospital after he was unable to reach a Remembrance Sunday service in time, had “converted to christianity”. This turned out to be part of his plan to seek asylum / hide in plain sight. Unfortunately, this sort of ploy is not unheard of.
 
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Germany's interior minister has now said the suspect is Islamophobic - “This was clear to see,” in her words.
 
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Germany's interior minister has now said the suspect is Islamophobic - “This was clear to see,” in her words.
She needs to ask herself why an islamophobic terrorist is attacking a Christmas market.
This is the question most people will be asking.
 
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Well, like I said, the expert interviewed earlier said he blamed Germany for being too accepting of Muslims.