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Reactions to the attack in Moscow: Federal government horrified
Flowers lie on the fence of the Russian Embassy in Berlin: According to investigators, the number of deaths in an attack on the Crocus City Hall event center has continued to rise. photo
© Ilja Roschkow/Russian Embassy Berlin/dpa
Relations with Moscow are not the best right now. But in view of the terrorist attack, many politicians are showing compassion for the victims and their families.
Perpetrators apparently shot at visitors at random in an event center on the outskirts of Moscow. The number of deaths in the attack has now risen to at least 115, including at least three children. The background to the attack is still unclear, and the Russian security authorities are investigating Terrorism. The attack was strongly condemned internationally.
The Federal Government expresses its condolences to the families of the victims and those injured. “We condemn the terrible terrorist attack on innocent concert-goers in Moscow. Our thoughts are with the relatives of the victims and all those injured,” wrote Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) also commented on X: “We condemn the terrible terrorist attack on innocent concert-goers in Moscow. Our thoughts are with the relatives of the victims and all those injured.” Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) wrote: “What terrible news from Moscow.” His condolences go out to the victims and their families. “It is important to clarify the background quickly.”
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is horrified. “The images from Moscow of assassins firing indiscriminately at concert-goers are terrible,” wrote Steinmeier on the X platform (formerly Twitter). “My condolences go out to the families of those murdered and the many injured.”
NATO spokeswoman: Nothing can justify the attack near Moscow
NATO reacted with dismay to the attack near Moscow. “We strongly condemn the attacks on concertgoers in Moscow. Nothing can justify such heinous crimes,” said a spokeswoman. “Our deepest condolences go out to the victims and their families.”
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has condemned the deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow and expressed his condolences to the affected families. “The United Kingdom strongly condemns the deadly terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall near Moscow,” Cameron said on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Saturday morning. The families of the many victims have his deepest condolences. “Nothing can ever justify such terrible violence.”
French President Emmanuel Macron reacted with dismay to the deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow. France strongly condemns the terrorist attack, he wrote on the platform X (formerly Twitter). Macron expressed solidarity “with the families of the victims, the injured and the Russian people.”
Taliban strongly condemn attack
The Taliban ruling Afghanistan also strongly condemned the attack. A “coordinated, clear and decisive stance” by countries in the region against terror is required, wrote Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Kahar Balchi on Saturday on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
IS is also active with a regional branch in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The terrorist group is in conflict with the Islamist Taliban, who promised security when they came to power again two and a half years ago. In an agreement with the USA, the Taliban agreed that there would no longer be a terrorist threat from Afghan soil.
Balchi described ISIS as a group “in the hands of secret services that aims to defame Islam.” It was only on Thursday that the terrorist militia claimed responsibility for an attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The city is considered a religious and political center of power with the residence of Taliban leader Haibatullah Achundsada.
USA condemns terrorism
The US government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack near Moscow. It was a “heinous crime,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We condemn terrorism in all its forms and stand in solidarity with the Russian people who mourn the loss of life caused by this terrible event.” The US government expresses its condolences to the victims’ families.