
Trudeau appointee says Islamophobia responsible for German Christmas market attack by Saudi refugee
By Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
Canada’s special representative on combatting Islamophobia is blaming a terror attack on a Christmas market in Germany that killed five, including a nine-year-old boy, on “Islamophobia” and “anti-Muslim rhetoric.”
The attack perpetrated by a Saudi Arabian refugee who drove a vehicle at full speed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, left 200 injured; 41 of those are in “serious condition” with lives endangered, according to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Amira Elghawaby, a Trudeau appointee tasked with taking on Islamophobia in Canada, said anti-Muslim bigotry is the culprit.
“Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones and those who have been injured in a senseless attack on a Christmas market that demonstrates the devastating impact anti-Muslim rhetoric, hatred, and Islamophobia can have on our societies,” Elghawaby said in a social media post.
Local media have identified the alleged terrorist as Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian refugee who has been living in Germany since 2006. Abdulmohsen has been arrested and charged with several counts of murder, among other charges.
A scan through the alleged terrorist’s social media shows that he’s criticized Islam since applying for asylum in Germany.
A video circulating online of Abdulmohsen’s arrest shows a man yelling “Allahu Akbar,” a term used frequently by Muslims which means “God is the greatest.” It’s unclear if the man being arrested in the video is the one who yells the Islamic refrain, however.