Saudi Arabia condemned the ramming attack at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday (December 20, 2024),evening, the Gulf country’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday (December 21, 2024).
Police have arrested a suspect in the attack, which killed at least two people. A German official described the suspect as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who was acting alone.
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”.
Saudi Arabia’s statement made no mention of the suspect.
Published – December 21, 2024 06:20 am IST
