President Reuven Rivlin sends a letter of condolence to UK’s Queen Elizabeth II following the terror attack in Manchester, saying that Israel’s “deepest sympathies go to all the bereaved, and our wishes for a full and swift recovery to all the injured.”
Twenty-two people, including children, were killed and dozens injured when a man detonated a bomb late Monday night at a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande, in Britain’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years.
Concert goers wait to be picked up at the scene of a suspected terror attack during a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017. (AFP / Paul ELLIS)
“I write with deep sorrow and anguish to express my own heartfelt condolences, and those of all the Israeli people, following the atrocious terror attack against the people of Manchester last night,” Rivlin writes.
“This violent and evil attack, which destroyed so many young lives, demands unequivocal condemnation by all. The whole world must stand united against this threat to our very civilization. I wish to reassure you that Israel stands with the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism,” he adds.
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