Orban attributes deadly attack in Germany to migration
Hungary must not permit itself to transform into a nation where events such as the Magdeburg attack become commonplace, Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated during a media event. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Hungary must not become a nation where such incidents are commonplace, the prime minister asserts at a press conference.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has attributed the deadly attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, to illegal migration and EU policies. A Saudi-born man drove his car into a crowd, resulting in five fatalities and over 200 injuries.
During an end-of-year press conference on Saturday, Orban expressed condolences to the victims’ families and solidarity with “the German people in general.”
“Many people across Western Europe try to deny the connection between mass migration and acts of terrorism,” he remarked. “The sad truth is that before the migration crisis, such heinous attacks did not happen in Europe. Now they do.”
Orban stressed that there is “no doubt” regarding the link between illegal migration and acts of terrorism. He emphasized the importance of learning from such occurrences to ensure that similar incidents do not become normalized in Hungary.
Since the migrant crisis of 2015, Orban’s administration has enforced stringent measures to limit migration, including the construction of border fences along Hungary’s southern borders with Serbia and Croatia, as well as rejecting EU-mandated refugee quotas. These actions have resulted in legal challenges, including a €200 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice this year for failing to comply with EU asylum regulations.
German law enforcement has detained a 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist, identified by various sources as Taleb A., in connection with the attack. The suspect has resided in Germany for nearly two decades and is said to hold radical anti-Islamic views. Investigators are considering multiple motives, including terrorism, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.
Reports indicate that Saudi Arabia had alerted German officials about Taleb A. on several occasions and requested his extradition on charges of terrorism and human trafficking, though Germany reportedly did not respond to these warnings.
The Magdeburg attack represents the latest in a series of assaults targeting Christmas markets across Europe in the past decade. In 2016, a truck attack in Berlin resulted in 12 deaths, and similar incidents in subsequent years have raised ongoing concerns regarding the security of public events during the holiday season.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has attributed the deadly attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, to illegal migration and EU policies. A Saudi-born man drove his car into a crowd, resulting in five fatalities and over 200 injuries.
During an end-of-year press conference on Saturday, Orban expressed condolences to the victims’ families and solidarity with “the German people in general.”
“Many people across Western Europe try to deny the connection between mass migration and acts of terrorism,” he remarked. “The sad truth is that before the migration crisis, such heinous attacks did not happen in Europe. Now they do.”
Orban stressed that there is “no doubt” regarding the link between illegal migration and acts of terrorism. He emphasized the importance of learning from such occurrences to ensure that similar incidents do not become normalized in Hungary.
Since the migrant crisis of 2015, Orban’s administration has enforced stringent measures to limit migration, including the construction of border fences along Hungary’s southern borders with Serbia and Croatia, as well as rejecting EU-mandated refugee quotas. These actions have resulted in legal challenges, including a €200 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice this year for failing to comply with EU asylum regulations.
German law enforcement has detained a 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist, identified by various sources as Taleb A., in connection with the attack. The suspect has resided in Germany for nearly two decades and is said to hold radical anti-Islamic views. Investigators are considering multiple motives, including terrorism, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.
Reports indicate that Saudi Arabia had alerted German officials about Taleb A. on several occasions and requested his extradition on charges of terrorism and human trafficking, though Germany reportedly did not respond to these warnings.
The Magdeburg attack represents the latest in a series of assaults targeting Christmas markets across Europe in the past decade. In 2016, a truck attack in Berlin resulted in 12 deaths, and similar incidents in subsequent years have raised ongoing concerns regarding the security of public events during the holiday season.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
