Overview
- The man left for Tajikistan on Saturday in a controlled departure coordinated by federal and state authorities, following an expulsion order that imposed an indefinite entry and residence ban.
- He was taken into custody in Magdeburg on December 12 in magistrate-approved preventive detention to avert a suspected attack motivated by Islamist ideology against large crowds.
- Searches uncovered procedurally relevant material but no weapons or explosives, the plans were not directed specifically at Magdeburg, and the suspect had no prior police record.
- Officials say he entered Germany legally in June 2024, later began nursing training in Magdeburg, and recently radicalized with interest in weapons and shooting practice.
- Authorities say plans lacked concrete details, and one report described a potential Christmas market target without sufficient specificity to proceed with charges.