German Christmas market opens nearly one year after deadly attack

The Christmas marketplace successful Magdeburg, Germany, reopened astir 1 twelvemonth aft six radical — including a kid — were killed successful a car-ramming attack.

While determination were rumors that the festivities were canceled owed to information concerns pursuing past year's tragedy, much than 140 merchants opened their stalls connected Thursday morning. The merchants' goods see candles, wool hats, candied almonds and different Christmas treats, according to The Associated Press, which cited the German quality bureau dpa. In summation to the tiny shops, the marketplace boasts an crystal rink and a Ferris wheel.

"Expectations are hopeful, people with the utmost respect for what happened past year, and we simply anticipation that radical volition rediscover their Christmas market," Paul-Gerhard Stieger, the managing manager of the Magdeburg Christmas Market GmbH, told RTL Television, according to the AP.

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Visitors locomotion done the Magdeburg Christmas marketplace aft the opening successful Magdeburg, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.  (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)

Following past year's attack, the metropolis and organizers of the marketplace invested conscionable implicit $288,000 successful caller information systems, according to the AP, which cited dpa. The measures reportedly see factual blocks that are meant to artifact vehicles from entering the marketplace area.

On Dec. 20, 2024, 5 women and 1 lad were killed, and respective others were injured successful the car-ramming onslaught that lasted conscionable implicit a minute. The suspected attacker has been identified arsenic Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 51-year-old doc from Saudi Arabia. He arrived successful Germany successful 2006 and received imperishable residency, the AP reported.

Rescue workers successful enactment astatine the Christmas marketplace successful Magdeburg. (Dörthe Hein/picture confederation via Getty Images)

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During the attack, al-Abdulmohsen allegedly drove a rented BMW X3 astatine speeds of up to astir 30 mph done the Christmas market.

Al-Abdulmohsen's proceedings began past week and, if convicted, helium volition look beingness successful prison. He is charged with execution for the six who died and attempted execution successful transportation to the 338 others who were injured. Additionally, the BBC reported that helium faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm to 309 people.

Judicial officers pb the defendant, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, into the courtroom successful the impermanent tribunal gathering of Magdeburg District Court for his proceedings successful Magdeburg, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)

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Prosecutor Matthias Böttcher reportedly told the tribunal that al-Abdulmohsen acted retired of "supposed idiosyncratic frustration" and aimed to deed arsenic galore radical arsenic imaginable to get "attention," the AP reported, citing dpa.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.