Terror act in Germany ?

The culprit is neither an Islamist, nor an illegal immigrant or asylum seeker. He in fact is a supporter of the AfD's and Elon Musk's opinions.

Dr. Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, a Saudi citizen of Shia heritage, had come to Germany eighteen years ago to learn his medical specialty, psychiatry. He had stayed in Germany and worked at a local mental hospital.

Over time he had disavowed Islam. A few years ago he had launched a web forum, WeAreSaudis.net, which helped people from Islamic countries, who were allegedly endangered for repudiating their faith, to find asylum:

Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes, criticizing the religion and congratulating Muslims who left the faith.

He also accused German authorities of failing to do enough to combat what he said was the “Islamism of Europe.” Some described him as an activist who helped Saudi women flee their homeland. He has also voiced support for the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

The man was well know. The BBC as well as the German broadsheet FAZ had interviewed him.

In a very long Twitter thread, written in Arabic on August 20 2024 and pinned to his account, Talib Al Abdulmohsen describes his years-long fight with other atheist activists in Germany who were also trying to arrange refuge for Saudi asylum seekers.

He alleged that some of them were actively preying on female Saudi asylum seekers who were living with them. He went to the police and filed complains with several prosecutors to get the German state to act against those he accused.

He however did not present evidence to support his claims. Asked by the police the female Saudi asylum seekers rejected to file claims.

A civil suit for defamation launched by the other activists against him was successful.