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German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 2 developments

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed.

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Developments in this update

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  1. What we know about suspect in Christmas market attack in Germany

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack

    Headline from The Republic ·

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Who is reported German Christmas market attack suspect? What we know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A Saudi Arabian doctor was reportedly arrested after a car drove through a crowded Christmas market in Germany.

  2. Local News 8

    What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany is still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg. Identified by local media on Saturday as 50-year-old Taleb A., a psychiatry and psychotherapy specialist, authorities said he has been living in Germany for two de…

  3. CBS News

    What we know about suspect in Christmas market attack in Germany (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The suspect, identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., was arrested after plowing a black BMW into a Christmas market crowded with holiday shoppers in Magdeburg, Germany, killing at least five people and wounding more than 200 others.

  4. New York Post

    Suspect in German Christmas market attack who killed at least 5 held on murder charges (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured scores of others faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

  5. Breitbart News

    German Police Admit Receiving Warnings About Christmas Market Attack Suspect (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Police in Germany have admitted that they were warned from Saudi Arabia about the Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect.

  6. The Republic

    German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed.

  7. Voice of America

    German authorities received a warning last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Police in Magdeburg said Sunday that those who died were four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, as well as a 9-year-old boy they had spoken of a day earlier

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    MAGDEBURG, Germany - A man suspected of plowing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges

  9. The Hill

    German Christmas market attack suspect in custody under murder charges (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The man suspected of driving a car through crowds at a German Christmas market is in custody on murder charges, police said Sunday. On Friday, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, a resident of Germany originally from Saudi Arabia, allegedly rammed a car into a busy holiday market in the German city of Magdeburg.

  10. WHDH Boston

    German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg

  11. New York Post

    German authorities received warning last year about suspect in Christmas market attack (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A German government office says it received a warning last year about the suspected perpetrator in a car attack at a Christmas market.

  12. NBC News

    German Christmas market attack suspect faces charges five counts of murder; aggravated assault (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor accused of killing four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, now faces charges of five counts of murder, and multiple counts attempted murder and aggravated assault after appearing in court Sa…

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Security questions over Christmas market attack in Magdeburg – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg has raised questions about public safety and intelligence gaps in Germany. Police have described the suspect as "atypical," while experts have also blamed social media.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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