Germany says it ended training of Saudi border forces after abuses reported

Statement comes amid concern about allegations Saudi forces have killed hundreds of migrants

Germany ended a training programme for Saudi border forces, who have been implicated in the mass killing of migrants at the country's border with Yemen, after it was alerted to reports of possible massive human rights violations".

In a statement to the Guardian, the German interior ministry said that training undertaken by the federal police service for the Saudi border force had been discontinued after reports of possible massive human rights violations became known and, as a precaution, are no longer included in the current training programme [for Saudi security forces]".