German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency.

The perpetrator should be punished." "We can only hope that the victims and their families find the strength to deal with it." There is sorrow here – but there is anger too. Many people here see this attack as a terrible lapse in security.