The European Union’s ambassador in Israel, Lars Faaborg-Andersen, condemns the attack in Brussels.
“I’m shocked by these reports about attacks that have left quite a number of people dead and a number of people injured. Obviously, it’s a totally condemnable act. I understand that there were also Israelis lightly wounded, so my condolences to the relatives and best wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded,” Faaborg-Andersen says.
“This shows that terror is a global phenomenon and we need to fight it on all fronts,” he tells The Times of Israel.
Lars Faaborg-Anderson, the EU ambassador to Israel, addresses the media on November 11, 2015 after the EU adopted guidelines to label products from the West Bank. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
Asked whether he expected the EU, which is headquartered in Brussels, to step up its fight against terrorism in wake of the blasts, he replies: “There’s no need to do that, because we’re on a steady course. And we have been on that steady course for a long time. This proves, once again, that nobody is immune to terror. It’s a global phenomenon and we need to really internationally to fight together.”
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