Saudi Arabia condemns violence, in 'solidarity' with Germany after market attack

A driver rammed a car into a large crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in central Germany on Friday evening, killing at least two

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Published: Sat 21 Dec 2024, 9:09 AM

Saudi Arabia expressed "solidarity" with Germany on Friday after one of its nationals was arrested following a deadly car-ramming attack in a Christmas market.

The government expressed "solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on social media platform X, and "affirmed its rejection of violence".

A driver rammed a car into a large crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in central Germany on Friday evening, killing at least two people and injuring more than 60 before he was arrested, authorities said.

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One of the dead was a young child, said Reiner Haseloff, premier of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The incident took place in Magdeburg, the state capital, 150 km (90 miles) west of Berlin.

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Published: Sat 21 Dec 2024, 9:09 AM

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