PNN – Reuters news agency wrote: Holding a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, Germany, which was initially meant to express sadness over this incident, took on a political tone; An issue that reflects the political tension caused by immigration and the increasing popularity of the extreme right in this country.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, this news agency added: The spontaneous memorial ceremony by the mourning families and local residents in the church overlooking the Magdeburg Christmas market took on a political nature on Saturday.
In Friday’s terrorist attack in this area, 5 people were killed and more than 200 were injured as a result of a car collision, which showed the intensification of political tension in Germany at the same time as discussions about immigration and the increase in popularity of the far-right group for Germany.
German authorities have arrested a Saudi man with a history of anti-Islamic rhetoric, but his motive is still unclear.
At the memorial service on Saturday, when the participants laid flowers to commemorate the victims of this attack outside the church, the prevailing atmosphere was the expression of grief and sorrow of the families and participants in this ceremony.
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The terrorist attack on social media was initially described as influenced by a deadly attack by an Islamist-motivated immigrant and compared to a similar attack on a Berlin Christmas market in 2016.
But then it turned out that the suspect is a doctor who has lived in Germany for 18 years and is critical of Islam and aligned with the extreme right in posts published on social networks.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has had a strong presence, particularly in eastern Germany, and came second in last fall’s regional elections, raising hopes for success in next February’s national elections.
German Interior Minister Nancy Fesser, while expressing concern about the extreme right’s abuse of this incident, added that less measure can be taken to hold more coordinated gatherings.
He said: In our country, there is freedom to hold gatherings, and we must take every measure to make sure that the parties do not abuse these attacks.
In Friday’s attack in the city of Magdeburg, the driver of a BMW drove into a Christmas market at high speed and ran over the crowd.
This deadly attack left five dead and more than 200 injured. The 50-year-old suspect who was arrested at the crime scene was a Saudi Arabian doctor who was known on social media as an anti-Islam activist and a supporter of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.