The suspect has been identified in local media reports as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, the BBC understands.
He is a 50-year-old psychiatrist who lives in Bernburg, around 40km (25 miles) south of Magdeburg.
The suspect is currently being questioned and prosecutors expect to charge him with murder and attempted murder in due course, the head of the local prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
The motive behind the attack remains unclear but authorities have reported that they believe he carried out the attack alone.
Originally from Saudi Arabia, he arrived in Germany in 2006 and in 2016 was recognised as a refugee.
Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told reporters that it was "clear to see" that the suspect holds "Islamophobic" views.
The suspect is an outspoken critic of Islam on social media, and has promoted conspiracy theories regarding an alleged plot by German authorities to islamicise Europe.
A report from Der Spiegel said a complaint was filed against Taleb A with the authorities a year ago over statements which officials concluded did not constitute a concrete threat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy09y32rlnxo
The Guardian pretty much the same...no mention of him being a zionazi.
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