German authorities revealed Sunday that Saudi Arabia had warned them about Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, the suspect in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200, according to media reports.
Saudi officials first reportedly warned Germany in 2007, citing concerns about the suspect’s radical views, including islamophobia, according to CNN.
Saudi security officials told German media they had warned the Berlin authorities of the alleged attacker three times and requested extradition, which was refused over concerns for his safety.
According to German newspaper Die Welt, the state and federal police had carried out a “risk assessment” on the suspect last year but found he posed “no significant danger”.
At the same time, a source close to the Saudi government told the BBC that the country had sent four warnings to Germany over al-Abdulmohsen’s “very extreme views”, which were allegedly ignored.
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