Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect and his previous encounters with authorities are scrutinized

Magdeburg residents laid flowers and other tributes near the site of a Friday car attack on a Christmas market that left five people dead, including a nine year-old boy, and 200 injured. (AP Video sho

Nonetheless, shortly after the attack, the extreme-right scene in Germany began to antagonize migrants. "I have never experienced such a hostile and threatening environment," said a student studying automotive engineering in Magdeburg,