"May we all find, today in this commemoration, comfort and peaceful coexistence, especially as Christmas approaches,"
"a country where we show unconditional solidarity -- especially when injustice prevails -- standing shoulder to shoulder wherever violence erupts"
"Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51, is currently on trial for the attack. He has admitted to ploughing a rented SUV through the crowd in an attack prosecutors say was inspired by a mix of personal grievances, far-right and anti-Islam views."
"While the market reopened on November 20, guarded by armed police and protected by concrete barricades, it remained closed on Saturday out of respect to the victims of last year's attack."
A commemoration in Magdeburg marked the first anniversary of the December 20, 2024 car-ramming at a Christmas market that killed six and wounded more than 300. The ceremony sought comfort and peaceful coexistence as Christmas approached. The market, which had reopened on November 20 under heavy security with armed police and concrete barricades, remained closed on the anniversary out of respect for victims. The suspect, Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, 51, is on trial after admitting to ploughing a rented SUV through the crowd; prosecutors say motives combined personal grievances, far-right and anti-Islam views. Authorities also arrested five men allegedly plotting a similar attack.
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