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Brussels: On Thursday, European Union leaders condemned the attack in the French city of Nice and urged the world to “work for dialogue and achieve understanding between societies and religions rather than division.”
In the statement issued by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the 27 leaders expressed their solidarity with France without mentioning the controversy over the satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
“We European leaders are shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks in France,” the statement read.
“We condemn in the strongest terms these attacks, which are attacks on our common values. We stand united and firmly in our solidarity with France, the people and the government, within the framework of our common and ongoing war against terrorism and extremism. violent, “he added.
A person carrying a knife is reported to have attacked the Notre Dame church in the French city of Nice early Thursday, killing three people.
On October 16, a Chechen man killed a French teacher who was criticized by Muslim student families for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression.
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