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These attacks are hardly isolated; they fit into a broader pattern of recurrent Islamist violence across Europe. Earlier in the month, Munich was the scene of another ghastly act when an Afghan migrant drove a car into a crowd, killing a mother and her child and injuring many others. December saw a Saudi refugee use an SUV to ram into a Christmas market in Mberg, killing six. Multiple other attacks have involved individuals with refugee or migrant backgrounds—Syrian, Afghan, or from other Middle Eastern nations—targeting civilians.