Video: German Protesters Demand "Deportation Now" Following Incident in Magdeburg

Following a recent incident in the German city of Magdeburg, protesters have taken to the streets, chanting "Deportation Now!" The demonstration reflects growing tensions and calls for action in response to the events that transpired.

A black BMW SUV ploughed through 400 metres of the crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg in an incident that lasted approximately three minutes.

A nine-year-old child and four adults have been killed, and over 200 people were injured, with at least 41 in a critical condition, following the attack on Friday evening.

The suspect has been identified in local media as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi citizen who arrived in Germany in 2006 and worked as a doctor. Prosecutor Horst Walter Nopens stated on Saturday that the investigation is ongoing, but suggested the motive for the crime "could have stemmed from disgruntlement with the treatment of Saudi Arabian refugees in Germany.

The suspected attacker has no known connections to Islamist extremism, and his social media activity indicates he had been critical of Islam. Al-Abdulmohsen is currently being questioned, with prosecutors expecting to charge him with murder and attempted murder in due course, according to the head of the local prosecutor's office.

Reiner Haseloff, the premier of Saxony-Anhalt state, mentioned that a preliminary investigation suggests the alleged attacker was acting alone. Police reported that al-Abdulmohsen is believed to have driven into the market through an entry reserved for emergency vehicles.

The suspect is a psychiatrist residing in Bernburg, approximately 40km (25 miles) south of Magdeburg.

Originally from Saudi Arabia, al-Abdulmohsen arrived in Germany in 2006 and was recognised as a refugee in 2016. He also ran a website aimed at assisting other former Muslims fleeing persecution in their Gulf homelands.