S’pore condemns Christmas market attack in Germany; no reports of Singaporeans injured
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Flowers and candles next to the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Dec 21.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore condemns the Dec 20 deadly attack at a Christmas market
In a statement on Dec 22, a spokesman for Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said there can be no justification for such “horrific” attacks on innocent people.
A nine-year-old girl is among the dead and 41 people are in critical condition after a BMW sport utility vehicle was driven into the festive market, ploughing 400m through the crowd in an attack that lasted about three minutes.
MFA said: “Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we wish the injured a quick recovery.
“We express our solidarity with the people of Germany during this period of grief and pain.”
The Singapore Embassy in Berlin has also reached out to eRegistered Singaporeans in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and is in close contact with the local authorities to ascertain whether any Singaporeans were affected, the ministry added.
So far, there have been no reports of any Singaporeans “directly affected” or injured, it said.
People leaving candles and floral tributes to victims on Dec 21 near the site where a car rammed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.
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MFA advises Singaporeans in Germany to monitor the local news closely and heed the instructions of the local authorities.
Those who require urgent consular assistance should contact the Singapore Embassy in Berlin or the 24-hour MFA duty office on +65-6379-8800/8855, it said.
The suspect, 50-year-old Saudi doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, is in police custody after he was apprehended
