A memorial service will be held in Magdeburg to commemorate the victims of last year's Christmas market attack, which killed six people and injured over 300. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and local officials, including Mayor Simone Borris, will attend. The city plans a human chain of lights to show solidarity. The perpetrator, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, is on trial but currently deemed unfit to stand trial due to a hunger strike. The trial is expected to continue until March 2026.