SINGAPORE: There are not any reviews of Singaporeans instantly affected or injured in an attack on a Christmas market in Germany, Singapore’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) stated on Sunday (Dec 22) morning.
MFA additionally suggested Singaporeans in Germany to keep away from crowded locations.
5 folks, together with a nine-year-old youngster, had been killed after a automobile ploughed by a crowd within the jap German metropolis of Mageburg on Friday night. Greater than 200 folks had been additionally injured, dozens critically.
“Singapore condemns the horrific assault,” stated an MFA spokesperson. “There can’t be any justification for such assaults on harmless folks. Our ideas are with the victims and their households, and we want the injured a fast restoration. We specific our solidarity with the folks 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 had been affected, stated MFA.
CCTV footage of the assault confirmed a black BMW SUV driving at excessive velocity straight by a dense crowd.
The suspect, who was arrested on the scene, is a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry doctor. Taleb al-Abdulmohsen held strongly anti-Islam views and was indignant with Germany’s migrant and asylum coverage, officers stated on Saturday.
In an unpublished interview with AFP from 2022 for an unrelated story, Abdulmohsen introduced himself as “a Saudi atheist”. Germany’s Inside Minister Nancy Fraser stated 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
Electronic mail: Singemb_ber [at] mfa.sg
MFA Responsibility Workplace (24-hours)
Tel: +65 6379 8800/8855
Electronic mail: mfa_duty_officer [at] mfa.gov.sg
