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Condolence Letter on the Attack at the Breitscheidplatz Christmas Market in Berlin
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20 December 2016
PM Lee Hsien Loong has written to German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel to convey his condolences on the attack at the Breitscheidplatz Christmas Market in Berlin on 19 December 2016.
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20 December 2016
Dear Chancellor Merkel,
I am shocked by the vicious attack last night at a Christmas market in one of Berlin’s liveliest districts. Singapore condemns this senseless act of violence and stands in solidarity with Germany.
On behalf of the Government of Singapore, I offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved families. Our thoughts are with Germany and the German people.
Yours sincerely,
LEE HSIEN LOONG
Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellor
Federal Republic of Germany
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