Jan Wildeboer 😷
For my international (but also German) followers. Today 2025-03-03 another car attack happened, this time in the city of Mannheim. 2 people died, 5 severely injured. But as it was a Ford Fiesta, driven by a 40 year old German, it didn't make the cut for being that newsworthy compared to the Munich and Magdeburg attacks. That only happens when the religion or skin color of the suspect promises public outcry from the (far) right, it seems. At least The Guardian did its job https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/03/mannheim-germany-car-driven-into-crowd
(as always in these cases, when it is a 40 year old, white German male with a known far right background, the authorities now talk about a confused person with mental issues. It's only political when you have darker skin and are not christian. Which makes tha Magdeburg case of a converted christian with Saudi heritage so complicated for them to explain.)
Funny how many in the replies focus on “but it was in the news for a while” which is true, but not my point. Read my original post again. I compared the newsworthiness to the Magdeburg and Munich attacks.
Another thing that didn't really make the cut: the suspect was immediately chased by a brave taxi driver who managed to get him and his car locked in a cul-de-sac. The suspect left his car, shot at the taxi driver and ran away, to be arrested by the police shortly after. The name of the taxi driver? Muhammad Afzal.
And while the authorities try to keep the "person with mental issues" legend alive, it turns out the suspect has a well-documented history of being involved in far-right groups. Article in German. https://exif-recherche.org/?p=12670
Hans-Martin@jwildeboer being in a far-right group is a mental issue...
Jan-Theo Wassink@jwildeboer I presume you read Dutch?
Steve Purcell@jwildeboer like the Syrian delivery driver who stopped the Villach attack recently
Bubbles@jwildeboer Warum wird diese besondere Tat des Herrn Afzal nicht größer thematisiert? Hoffentlich wird er Ende 2025 von Herrn Jauch zum Jahresrückblick „Menschen 2025“ eingeladen. Oder beim Frank Steinmeyer auf einen Kaffee für so einen Orden…mein Held von Mannheim ist er jedenfalls. Danke Herr Afzal. Dankeschön
…might work for coffee…@jwildeboer
ZDF heute managed to spin it.
"Not even one year after the Islamic knive attack there"
I am so annoyed by this kind of spins.
Anisse@jwildeboer I listen to the french news. I can assure you it wasn't in the news, while the others were; further proving your point IMHO.