Japan PM outraged

Struck but not broken, says Italian PM

Outraged by the terrorist attack, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said they intend to continue to take all possible preparations to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens both at home and abroad.
“This matter truly grieves me deeply and I am rendered speechless to think of the regrets of the victims. This was an impermissible act of terrorism and I am profoundly outraged,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Abe said they will prepare a governmental aircraft to assist the families of the victims in arriving at the scene of the incident as quickly as possible. “Just now, I was in contact with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara, who has arrived in Bangladesh,” said the Japanese Prime Minister.
He instructed Kihara to receive the bereaved family members and interact with the Bangladesh side in accordance with the requests of the families to the greatest possible extent.
“At any rate, although I fall entirely speechless when I think of how the bereaved family members must be feeling, I wish to respond to this incident in the spirit of doing everything possible while keeping the sensitivities of the family members firmly in mind,” Abe said. He mentioned that they intend will devote our utmost efforts to shed light on this incident.
“As such, I also intend for us to act in close coordination and communication with the Government of Bangladesh,” he said.
Meanwhile, Italy is down but not out, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said in response to the Friday’s Gulshan cafe attack that left nine Italian nationals dead.
“Confronted with the madness of those who want to undo the Italian way of life, Italians have been struck but not broken,” Renzi said late Saturday, reports Politico, an Italian newspaper.
On Friday evening, six gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka and took hostages, mostly foreign nationals.
Thirteen people were freed, but 20 were killed, including nine Italians, seven Japanese, one American and one Indian. The Islamic State (IS) allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
It’s the latest in a series of terrorist attacks around the world, Renzi said, mentioning the two Italians who were killed in the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and four at the Sousse resort in Tunisia last year.
“The terrorists want to rip apart our daily lives. We have the responsibility to respond with even more resolve and determination in defense of our values,” Renzi said.
“Our values are stronger than their prejudice,” he added.

 

Japan PM outraged

Struck but not broken, says Italian PM

Outraged by the terrorist attack, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said they intend to continue to take all possible preparations to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens both at home and abroad. This matter truly grieves me deeply and I am rendered speechless to think of the regrets of the victims. This was an impermissible act of terrorism and I am profoundly outraged, he said in a statement yesterday. Abe said they will prepare a governmental aircraft to assist the families of the victims in arriving at the scene of the incident as quickly as possible. Just now, I was in contact with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara, who has arrived in Bangladesh, said the Japanese Prime Minister. He instructed Kihara to receive the bereaved family members and interact with the Bangladesh side in accordance with the requests of the families to the greatest possible extent. At any rate, although I fall entirely speechless when I think of how the bereaved family members must be feeling, I wish to respond to this incident in the spirit of doing everything possible while keeping the sensitivities of the family members firmly in mind, Abe said. He mentioned that they intend will devote our utmost efforts to shed light on this incident. As such, I also intend for us to act in close coordination and communication with the Government of Bangladesh, he said. Meanwhile, Italy is down but not out, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said in response to the Fridays Gulshan cafe attack that left nine Italian nationals dead. Confronted with the madness of those who want to undo the Italian way of life, Italians have been struck but not broken, Renzi said late Saturday, reports Politico, an Italian newspaper. On Friday evening, six gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka and took hostages, mostly foreign nationals. Thirteen people were freed, but 20 were killed, including nine Italians, seven Japanese, one American and one Indian. The Islamic State (IS) allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack. Its the latest in a series of terrorist attacks around the world, Renzi said, mentioning the two Italians who were killed in the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and four at the Sousse resort in Tunisia last year. The terrorists want to rip apart our daily lives. We have the responsibility to respond with even more resolve and determination in defense of our values, Renzi said. Our values are stronger than their prejudice, he added.