Outrage as world leaders condemn terror attack in France

Outrage as world leaders condemn terror attack in France

Friday, July 15, 2016 11:46 am


The Nice terror truck

The Nice terror truck

U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Friday have condemned in strongest terms, the horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France.

About 84 people, including at least, 10 children died, according to French media, when a truck plowed into a crowd revelers celebrating after a fireworks show in celebration of Bastille Day — a national holiday in France.

 France is officially in mourning for three days in the aftermath of the horrific attack.

Obama, in a statement that was issued from the white house said that he has offered French officials possible assistance to investigate the attack.

“Any assistance that they may need to investigate this attack and bring those responsible to justice.

“We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.

“On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world.

“We know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life,” Obama said.

U.S. President Barack Obama responded in a similar manner: “On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world.”

Others who have condemned the attack, as reported by CNN include Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, and Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

“Only eight months ago we mourned for the victims of terrorist attacks in Paris. Now once again we mourn for the victims of another murderous act of terror in France overnight, on Bastille Day,” Turnbull said in a statement.

Turkey – itself a target of multiple recent attacks — said that “terror, before anything, is an act of rape against humanity and universal values.”

“Heart-to-heart, we share the pain of the French people,” the Foreign Ministry of Turkey said.

Pope Francis said he was in “solidarity with the suffering of the victims and of the entire French people this day that should have been a great holiday.”

In the Middle East, Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, commander of the Military of Kuwait, said he supports “all measures France might take” to protect its security, according to Kuwait state news KUNA.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent the French president a message of condolence, in which he also condemned the attack as “cowardly,” according to Palestinian media.

International police organization, Interpol has also promised the French authorities full support in bringing those responsible to justice.

CNN also reported that some hours before the attack, many international leaders, including John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, took part in the Bastille Day parade in Paris; an event that has come to represent “fraternity.”

“It is regrettable that on the day eternalized fraternity as the motto of the French people, an attack destroyed the lives of so many citizens,” Brazilian president Michel Temer tweeted.


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