Iran Condemns ‘Violent’ Attack on Christmas Market in Germany
News - World: The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a “violent” car attack at a crowded Christmas market in Germany that left several dead and dozens injured.
Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday expressed sympathy with the families of the victims and hoped for a swift recovery for all the injured.
At least five people were killed and over 200 injured after a black BMW barreled through the crowd at high speed in the German city of Magdeburg, located about 130 kilometers southwest of Berlin, on Friday when the market was filled with customers.
Police arrested a Saudi psychiatry doctor, 50, at the scene. He lived in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned the "terrible, insane" car-ramming attack on the crowded Christmas market.
In a statement on Friday on social media platform X, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed "solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims."
It "affirmed its rejection of violence."
Source: Press TV
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