* Photo: Anadolu Agency (AA)
The Central Executive Board of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has released a written statement about the knife attack in Nice, France.
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Three people were killed and several wounded in the knife attack near the Basilica of Notre Dame de l'Assomption in Nice yesterday (October 29). Police arrested the suspect, taking him to a hospital after he sustained gunshot wounds. The dead included one man and two women.
'These are methods of ISIS'
In a statement entitled "The massacre in France is an outcome of the exploitation of religious belief", the HDP has extended its condolences to the families of the deceased and to the people of France.
Underlining that "the methods used in these killings are those of the ISIS," the HDP statement has briefly read as follows:
"It is with sadness that we have learned of the murder of three French citizens in front of a church in Nice, France. The methods used in these killings are those of ISIS.
"First and foremost, we wish mercy on those who were killed in this brutal attack and extend our condolences to their families and to the people of France. The tense situation in France is not a clash of two religions, but a hate crime that is the result of religious-racist politics.
"Let's stand against any practice by any government that turns the faith or values of the peoples of the world into instruments of their religious, racist and populist politics.
'Let's act together in common sense and peace'
"In the past, the whole world took a stand on the side of humanity in Northern and Eastern Syria against the barbarism that aimed to incite a conflict between the peoples of the region using ISIS-like methods.
"And today everyone should embrace that same attitude towards what is happening in France now.
"It is time to show that the peoples of the world are against both the methods of ISIS and the kind of exploitative politics that seeks to turn such methods into an opportunity.
"We, as the HDP, call on all peoples and faiths to act together in common sense and peace, and to stand against this barbarism."
What happened?As reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), the attack occurred at the Church of Notre Dame de l'Assumption in Nice, France Police arrested the attacker, taking him to a hospital as he sustained gunshot wounds, according to the reports of the local media. The three victims include a woman, whose throat was cut inside the building; another woman, who was gravely injured and took refuge in a nearby cafe where she died from her injuries; and a 45-year-old man, the church warden who was fatally stabbed. France raised its terrorism alert to the highest level following the attack. |
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