He was arrested and is thought to have acted alone, according to German authorities. Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry issued a statement condemning the attack after it emerged the suspect was a Saudi national. Saudi authorities had previously warned their German counterparts about the suspected attacker on three occasions, a source with knowledge of the communications told CNN. Saudi authorities alleged that the man had harassed Saudis abroad who opposed his political views. Some experts have already pointed out that the man was an unusual suspect in a mass casualty attack of this type.

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Persons: Tamara Zieschang, Zieschang, Taleb, Ebrahim Noroozi, Nancy Faeser, ”, Peter Neumann Organizations: CNN, Saudi, German, —, King’s College London Locations: German, Magdeburg, Saudi, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Saxony, Anhalt, Bernburg, East Germany