The attacker who drove his car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring more than 200, expected to die during the attack. This is understood by investigators after Taleb al-Abdulmohsen wrote a will, which he left in the car he used to carry out the attack.
According to Der Spiegel, in his will he declared that he was leaving all of his assets to the German Red Cross, which, with over 4.5 million members, is the third largest Red Cross organization in the world.
However, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen did not leave any political message in his will.
He had previously mentioned death on social media, where he was very active. For example, in May of this year, on the 'X' platform, he wrote that he expected "the end of my life this year." "I will make sure that justice prevails at all costs," he declared.
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen carried out the fatal attack in Magdeburg using a dark BMW, rented from a car agency. According to the magazine, he had rented the vehicle on December 11, more than a week before the attack.
The day after receiving the BMW, he gave a video interview to an Islamophobic American blog from the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg, even though he himself lived and worked in Bernburg, about 45 kilometers south of Magdeburg.
During the interview, Al-Abdulmohsen expressed admiration for American billionaire Elon Musk, a supporter of Donald Trump, as well as for American far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
In the interview, he claims that Germany was allowing Islamists from Syria to enter the country and was "destroying the lives of former Muslims from Saudi Arabia."
According to him, the German police were "pursuing these people as part of a worldwide secret operation," similar to those of the time of National Socialism.
The DPA agency, citing anonymous sources, reported that Talib Ahmad Muhsin suffered from a serious mental illness. For this reason, it is less likely that the case will be investigated by the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe, which is responsible for cases related to state security and politically motivated crimes.