On Tuesday night, 11 December, at around 8pm local time, a shooting attack unfolded close to Strasbourg’s famed Christmas market, near one of the central squares, Place Kléber. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion wishes to inform that so far there are no reports of any Maltese being among the victims or injured in the attack.
The ministry is closely following the incident and is in constant contact and coordination with Malta’s Embassy in Paris, the Permanent Representation of Malta to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as well as with the French authorities.
While the ministry advises all Maltese who are currently in Strasbourg to follow local authorities’ instructions, it also wishes to inform that both the Embassy of Malta in France and the Permanent Representation of Malta to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg are ready to offer any help to Maltese nationals.
The following are the contact details of Malta’s Missions in France and Strasbourg respectively:
The Embassy of the Republic of Malta in France
23 rue d’Artois, (2nd floor), 75008 Paris, France
VOIP: 2204 2076/7
Tel: 0033 (1) 5659 7590
Mob: 0033 06 48 360798 | 0033 6 70 932683
Email: [email protected]
The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Malta to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
70 allée de la Robertsau, 67000 Strasbourg, France
VOIP: 2204 8870
Tel: 003 (0) 3 8824 7610
Emergency: 0033 (0) 7 83 78 12 68
Email: [email protected]
In case of an emergency, Maltese citizens can call (+356) 21242191 (Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion).