Seven Indians among injured in Germany's Christmas market attack

New Delhi: Seven Indians were among the people injured in an attack on a Christmas market at Magdeburg in eastern Germany on Friday.

The Embassy of India in Berlin is in touch with the injured people. Three of the seven injured Indians have been discharged from the hospital.

“We condemn the horrific and senseless attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany,” Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said in New Delhi on Saturday.

“Several precious lives have been lost and many have been injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. Our Mission is in contact with Indians who are injured, as well as their families, and rendering all possible assistance.”

A Saudi Arabian doctor was arrested after he intentionally drove his car into a crowded Christmas market at Magdeburg in eastern Germany, killing at least five people, including a child, and injuring at least 200 others.