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Committees in the German Bundestag hold a debate to determine if Magdeburg attack was preventable
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31/12/2024
Committees within the German Bundestag debate the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg to determine if the tragic incident could have been prevented.
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Two Bundestag committees have launched a debate into the tragic attack on a Christmas market
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in the German city of Magdeburg.
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The fatal attacks have killed five people, including a nine-year-old boy, and have sparked
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domestic unrest.
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The debate was called for by the Bundestag's Committee on Internal Affairs, with the aim
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of determining if the attack was preventable and if authorities committed any mistakes
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leading to the tragedy.
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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attended the session.
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In the session, she acknowledged security gaps in the country, but stressed that all
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domestic units have required strengthening for a while.
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It was clear before this terrible attack that we had to strengthen our security services.
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Our security services need all the necessary resources and more staff.
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This budget for 2025 sees one billion euros more for the security services and 1,000 additional
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police officers at the federal police.
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That's what we need.
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But other members of parliament from Germany's opposition parties raised serious concerns
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with the incumbent government's competence.
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They say the government hasn't done enough to ensure threats to the public were contained
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before an incident like this occurs.
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The main suspect in the attack, Saudi doctor, identified as Talib A, had multiple run-ins
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with German authorities, including a conviction in 2013.
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Saudi Arabia also says it has alerted Germany on three different occasions about his extremist
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views.
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If, as in the previous case, these violent fantasies come together with crimes, with
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a display behavior by authorities and with warnings of foreign intelligence services,
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then you have to say, under the guise of, we have to turn on the lights, which in the
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previous case were not turned on.
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The attack has increased domestic turmoil in the country.
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Germany is already dealing with political division, which led to the collapse of Chancellor
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Olaf Scholz's government earlier in December, and new elections set for February.
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Lawmakers say this investigation will not end until this crime is fully solved and pledge
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to ensure such a tragedy does not occur again.
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