UK condemns Tel Aviv terror attack

Follow Paris’s lead, the British Foreign Office issues a condemnation of Wednesday’s terror attack in Tel Aviv and calls on all parties to ensure calm.

“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on passengers on the bus on Begin Road in Tel Aviv this morning,” Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says in a statement. “This was a cowardly and senseless attack. Violent attacks of this nature only undermine the cause of peace.”

“My thoughts are with all those who were affected in this attack; and I wish those injured a swift recovery. Every Israeli and Palestinian has a right to live in peace and security. We call on all to ensure calm.”

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 24, 2014, at the Knesset. (photo credit:  AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON)
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 24, 2014, at the Knesset. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON)

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