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The perpetrator of the Magdeburg attack, Taleb A., is in custody. The doctor from Bernburg, south of Magdeburg, comes from Saudi Arabia, has lived in Germany since 2006 and was granted asylum as a politically persecuted person in 2016. He had attracted attention in various places in recent years. According to BKA chief Holger Münch, proceedings were initiated in November 2023 following a tip from Saudi Arabia about the man. However, the matter was unspecific and the man was not known for acts of violence. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) referred a person with information about the later perpetrator of the Magdeburg attack to the police. This corresponds to the procedure provided for such cases, the office said in response to a request from the German Press Agency. The question of whether the Bamf itself also notified the police was not answered. The Federal Office had previously announced on the X platform that the tip had been received via social media channels in late summer last year. We speak to a criminal psychologist and forensic expert about the background to the Magdeburg crime. Further information on the topic: https://www.tagesschau.de/thema/magde... All current information and tagesschau24 in the live stream: https://www.tagesschau.de/ All programs, live streams, documentaries and reports also in the ARD media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/tagesschau