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Taleb Al Abdulmohsen

1974

Nationality
Saudi Arabia
Occupation
psychiatrist

Taleb bin Jawad bin Hussein Al-Abdulmohsen (born 5 November 1974) is a Saudi-born former psychiatrist and alleged mass murderer who is the suspect in the 2024 Magdeburg car attack, which killed 6 people and injured 309 others.

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Taleb bin Jawad bin Hussein Al-Abdulmohsen (born 5 November 1974) is a Saudi-born former psychiatrist and alleged mass murderer who is the suspect in the 2024 Magdeburg car attack, which killed 6 people and injured 309 others. Abdulmohsen is known for his Islamophobic views, anti-immigration stance, and far-right political beliefs. He has identified himself as a vocal critic of Islam in various interviews. Abdulmohsen relocated to Germany in 2006 to specialize in psychotherapy, applied for asylum, which was granted in 2016. In 2013, Rostock District Court fined him for "disturbance of public peace through the threat of criminal acts". Since November 2025, Abdulmohsen has been put on trial for six counts of murder and 338 counts of attempted murder.

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