In Magdeburg, Germany, a car plowed through the crowd at a Christmas market, resulting in the tragic deaths of 5 people and injuring over 200. This incident led billionaire Elon Musk to criticize the German government's 'suicidal sympathy.'
The 50-year-old Saudi doctor suspect, Taleb, was granted asylum by Germany in 2006. Musk, labeling Taleb as unstable, stated he should not have been allowed entry into the European nation, and should instead face the alleged terror and human trafficking charges in Saudi Arabia, his homeland.
2006: Attacker Taleb Fled Saudi Arabia
Elon Musk shared an X post by a Saudi commentator alleging Taleb's 2006 escape from Saudi Arabia amid rape and severe crime allegations. The post claims Germany ignored Saudi extradition requests due to human rights issues and criminal activities conducted while working in a German hospital.
Suspect Concealed Identity
The X post further alleges how Taleb started a site for others evading punishment in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, claiming to be a former Muslim to allegedly secure permanent residency in Germany. Musk emphasized the importance of understanding this thread displaying German governmental failures.
'Attacker should not have been allowed into Germany'
Elon Musk, in another post, agreed Taleb was clearly unstable and should have been denied entry and extradited upon Saudi request. Musk accused the German government of suicidal sympathy and had previously called for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign over this horrific incident, also branding him foolish.