India condemns attack on Christmas market in Germany
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, was arrested at the scene following the three-minute attack in the central city of Magdeburg on Friday
India on Saturday condemned a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Germany that killed five people and injured more than 200, including seven Indian nationals.
People light candles outside Magdeburg Cathedral after a memorial service for victims of Friday's Christmas Market attack (AP)
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, was arrested at the scene following the three-minute attack in the central city of Magdeburg on Friday. A nine-year-old child was among the dead and 41 people were critically injured, officials said.
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“We condemn the horrific and senseless attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany,” the ministry of external affairs said in a statement.
“Several precious lives have been lost and many have been injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims,” the statement further said.
The Indian mission in Germany is in contact with “Indians who are injured, as well as their families, and rendering all possible assistance”, the statement added.
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People familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said seven Indian nationals were injured in the attack.
Three of the injured Indians have been discharged from hospital, the people said.
“Our mission is in touch with all those injured in the attack,” one of the people said.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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