Iman Chairman condemns terrorist knife attack in China
Lunes, 3 Marzo 2014
Innocent civilians were slaughtered in the attack
International community condemns terrorist attack in China
XINHUANET
The international community has condemned Saturday's terrorist attack at a train station in Kunming City of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a message to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, said Russia resolutely condemns such heinous criminal act and is willing to further anti-terror cooperation with China.
He also expressed his deep sympathy to the families of the victims and wished the injured an early recovery.
In a statement, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned in the strongest terms the terrible attack.
"The secretary-general notes that there is no justification for the killing of innocent civilians and hopes that those responsible will be brought to justice," said the statement.
The U.N. chief also "expresses condolences to the bereaved families and wishes those wounded a speedy recovery," it added.
The French Foreign Ministry stressed that such an act cannot be defended by any excuse.
"France offers its condolences to the victims' families and expresses its solidarity with the Chinese government and people," the ministry said in a statement.
The United States was shocked at and expressed condemnation of the brutal violence that caused heavy casualties, said the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Through the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Washington, the U.S. government extended condolences to the deceased and voiced sympathy to the victims and their families.
Japan expressed grief over the deaths of the victims in the terrorist attack, according to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing and the country's Foreign Ministry.
Le Hai Binh, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman, told state-run broadcaster the Voice of Vietnam that his country strongly condemned the terrorist attack.
Vietnam extended its deepest sympathy to the Chinese government, people and the families of the victims, he said, voicing confidence that perpetrators will face severe punishment for their violent acts.
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit also sent condolences to the victims.
Twenty-nine civilians were confirmed dead and more than 140 others wounded after a group of knife-wielding militants attacked the railway station in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, on Saturday. The authorities said that it was an organized, premeditated violent terrorist attack.
Evidence at the scene showed that the attack was carried out by Xinjiang separatists, said the municipal government of Kunming.
Condemning the attack, Chairman of the IMAN Foundation, Ribal Al-Assad said:
"I am appalled and sickened to learn of this brutal attack in Kunming City, the images and reports are truly horrifying.
The calculated cold blooded slaughter of these innocent victims is something out of a nightmare - those who perpetuated the attack evidently have no humanity or respect for the sancity of life.
This abhorrent attack exemplifies everything that is wrong with extremism and everything that the Iman Foundation seeks to combat.
It is vital that the international community comes together and stands robustly against extremism in all its forms, there is absolutely no place for it in todays world - all those who incite hatred and propagate violence must be brought to justice.
My thoughts are with the victims and their families at this time."
