Overview
- On the second day of testimony at the Landgericht Magdeburg, Taleb al‑Abdulmohsen continued a lengthy statement and reaffirmed his confession to driving into the Christmas market.
- He said he planned the attack for about 16 months and made repeated trips to Magdeburg between August 2023 and December 2024 to prepare.
- He testified that he scrapped ideas for a gas‑cylinder bombing of the prosecutor’s office and a separate café attack before choosing the vehicle assault.
- He described his mindset during the attack as “cold as ice” and said he assumed police would shoot him.
- Prosecutors charge six counts of murder and attempted murder in 338 cases over the December 20, 2024 rampage that killed six and injured more than 300, and he has been jailed since his arrest minutes after the attack.