Saudi Arabia on Saturday denounced the car-ramming incident at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which claimed four lives.
German authorities have arrested a Saudi man on suspicion of ploughing a car into the crowd, which not only caused deaths but also injured scores of people.
In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Kingdom expresses its solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims.
The Kingdom, the statement mentioned, affirms its position in rejecting violence, and expresses its sympathy and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Germany, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
A German publication, The Bild, reported that 41 people were critically injured, 86 were receiving hospital treatment for serious injuries and another 78 sustained minor injuries.
German authorities are investigating a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany for almost two decades in connection with the car-ramming. Police searched his home overnight.
The motive remained unclear and police have not yet named the suspect. He has been named in German media as Taleb A.
