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A Renewed Sense of Dread in Germany as National Elections Loompublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time
Jessica Parker
Berlin Correspondent
Throughout Germany, citizens are gripped by a renewed sense of anxiety and horror following recent events.
In a tragic incident in 2016, a truck struck a Christmas market in Berlin, resulting in 13 fatalities caused by a Tunisian man who was a failed asylum applicant and previously identified as a potential jihadist threat.
Last December, another vehicle drove into crowds at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, leading to six deaths and approximately 300 injuries. The perpetrator was a Saudi national in his fifties who had been vocal against Islam.
The tragic event in Magdeburg marked the deadliest incident in a series of attacks in Germany over the past year, with suspects often being asylum seekers.
These occurrences have intensified an already heated debate regarding migration in Germany, especially with national elections approaching next week. While many specifics remain unclear, authorities have detained a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker in Munich, known to police for previous theft and drug-related offenses.
Bavaria’s state Premier, Markus Soder, indicated that the incident is likely being treated as an attack.
