SINGAPORE: There are not any reviews of Singaporeans immediately affected or injured in an assault on a Christmas market in Germany, Singapore’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) mentioned on Sunday (Dec 22) morning.
MFA additionally suggested Singaporeans in Germany to keep away from crowded locations.
5 individuals, together with a nine-year-old youngster, have been killed after a automobile ploughed via a crowd within the japanese German metropolis of Mageburg on Friday night. Greater than 200 individuals have been additionally injured, dozens critically.
“Singapore condemns the horrific assault,” mentioned an MFA spokesperson. “There can’t be any justification for such assaults on harmless individuals. Our ideas are with the victims and their households, and we want the injured a fast restoration. We specific our solidarity with the individuals of Germany throughout this era of grief and ache.”
The Singapore Embassy in Berlin has contacted eRegistered Singaporeans in Saxony-Anhalt, the state the place Magdeburg is situated. The embassy can also be sustaining shut contact with native authorities to find out if any Singaporeans have been affected, mentioned MFA.
CCTV footage of the assault confirmed a black BMW SUV driving at excessive pace straight via a dense crowd.
The suspect, who was arrested on the scene, is a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry physician. Taleb al-Abdulmohsen held strongly anti-Islam views and was offended with Germany’s migrant and asylum coverage, officers mentioned on Saturday.
In an unpublished interview with AFP from 2022 for an unrelated story, Abdulmohsen offered himself as “a Saudi atheist”. Germany’s Inside Minister Nancy Fraser mentioned he held “Islamophobic” views.
MFA suggested Singaporeans in Germany to observe native information and heed the directions of the native authorities.
“They need to be vigilant and take the required precautions, together with avoiding crowded locations, and particularly the incident web site close to the Magdeburg Alter Markt district,” added the ministry.
Singaporeans who want pressing consular help ought to contact the embassy or the 24-hour Ministry of Overseas Affairs Responsibility Workplace at:
Singapore Embassy in Berlin
Tel: +49 30 2263 430
Responsibility Hand-Cellphone: +49 152 2341 2182
E mail: Singemb_ber [at] mfa.sg
MFA Responsibility Workplace (24-hours)
Tel: +65 6379 8800/8855
E mail: mfa_duty_officer [at] mfa.gov.sg
