German Christmas market attack: Seven Indians have been injured in the deadly car-ramming attack in the eastern German city of Magdeburg and the Indian embassy in Berlin is providing them all possible assistance, official sources said on Saturday night.
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Policemen guard a Christmas Market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Image- AP
India on Saturday condemned the ”horrific and senseless” attack on a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg that left at least five people, including a nine-year-old, dead and nearly 200 injured.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Indian mission in Germany is in contact with the Indians injured in the attack and is rendering all possible assistance.
”We condemn the horrific and senseless attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
”Several precious lives have been lost and many have been injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims,” it said.
”Our Mission is in contact with Indians who are injured, as well as their families, and rendering all possible assistance,” the MEA said in a statement.
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— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) December 21, 2024
Seven Indian nationals have also been reportedly injured in the incident. “Three of them have been discharged from the hospital. Our Mission is in touch with all those injured in the attack,” according to sources.
Germans on Saturday mourned the victims of an apparent attack in which authorities say a doctor drove into a busy outdoor Christmas market, ki