Saudi Arabia says it repeatedly warned the German government about the extremist views of the man who drove a car into a Christmas market killing at least five people, including a nine-year-old, and injuring hundreds more.
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 from the Middle Eastern country, is suspected of ploughing a vehicle into crowds of festive shoppers on Friday evening in Magdeburg, a city 80 miles west of Berlin.
Abdulmohsen lies on the ground as he is arrested by an armed policeman
More than 200 people were taken to 15 hospitals with 41 said to be seriously injured, many in intensive care. It is feared the death toll could continue to rise.
The suspected terrorist incident is likely to put further pressure on the German government after months of political turmoil, including