Arab world condemns New Zealand massacre

Istanbul: Friday night, the condemnations of states, political parties, factions, organizations and personalities from the Arab world continued to condemn the bloody slaughter of New Zealand.
A terrorist attack perpetrated by an Australian targeting two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand during Friday prayers left 50 dead and dozens wounded

Sudan

"This vicious crime, committed in cold blood, is a direct attack on all humanity and undermines the best values ​​I have known throughout its history, the sanctity of blood, The right to life, freedom of belief and tolerance ".
For its part, considered the opposition of the Sudanese Congress party, in a statement, that the terrorist attack "a crime against humanity"
Saudi Arabia
In a Friday sermon, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz described the "targeted attacks against the faithful in New Zealand" as a "hateful massacre and terrorist act".
The Saudi monarch emphasized that his country asserted that it was incumbent on the international community to oppose the rhetoric of hatred and terrorism, which religions and the values ​​of coexistence among peoples do not recognize. .
The Saudi monarch has sent the prime minister to New Zealand, saying that the New Zealand terror act "is condemned by all religions, customs and international conventions," according to the Saudi official press agency.

– Mauritania
The ruling party, the Union for the Republic (UPR) in Mauritania, and the National Rally for Reform and Development, the second largest party in parliament, condemned the deadly attack.
"We followed with great sorrow and sorrow through the media the cowardly terrorist incident," said the UPR in a statement, "We condemn in the strongest terms these criminal terrorist acts aimed at destabilizing the security and stability of the world ".
The opposition party, the National Rally for Reform and Development, said: "We share the grief and sorrow of the families and families of the victims, we condemn this blatant attack that killed peaceful Muslim citizens" .
– Algeria
Algeria officially and publicly condemned Friday the massacre in New Zealand.
"We strongly condemn the two criminal terrorist attacks that targeted mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday," the US State Department said in a statement.
The Minister of Religious Affairs, Mohammed Issa, said in a statement that the New Zealand massacre was evidence that "terrorism is not an Islamic industry and has nothing to do with terrorism. ;Islam".
– Tunisia
Tunisia, in a statement to his Foreign Ministry, did not postpone the condemnation of the terrorist attack, claiming that it was "an heinous crime that shows once again that terrorism has no color, no religion, no moral or geographical boundaries ".
– Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in a statement the "heinous terrorist crime that took place in a mosque and stated that" the faithful believed it was a safe place and a sanctuary for prayer and tolerance .

President Michel Aoun condemned the massacre in New Zealand and sent a cable of condolence to the country's last leader.
In turn, Prime Minister Saad Hariri denounced the terrorist massacre and wrote on Twitter: "The words do not condemn the terrorist massacre of innocent worshipers in mosques in New Zealand. lost their humanity and therefore any affiliation to one of the celestial religions ".
President Nabih Berri condemned the terrorist massacre and said, "The language does not have such brutality and history has not written criminal who represents this criminal." God has protected humanity.
In a statement, Hezbollah condemned the "horrible massacre of the faithful in New Zealand", warning against "extremism against Muslims and foreigners and the hate politics that the United States feeds around the world." ".
** Government of Northern Iraq
The northern government of Iraq has condemned the New Zealand massacre and its spokesman, Sven Dzeye, in a statement condemning the cowardly terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand, which killed and wounded dozens of faithful.
** Gulf Cooperation Council

The Gulf Cooperation Council, in turn, strongly condemned the terrorist attack and called it a "loose terrorist crime".

In a statement, the secretary-general of the Cooperation Council, Abdul Latif al-Zayani, said he strongly condemned the shooting of worshipers in the mosques, describing the act as "a horrific terrorist crime against any moral and cultural value." human. "
** The Arab Parliament

The head of the Arab parliament, Meshaal bin Fahm al-Salami, also condemned in a statement "the cowardly and treacherous terrorist attack perpetrated against two mosques in New Zealand".
** Brotherhood
"Stop the rhetoric of racism and extract the roots of terrorism," the group said in a statement, condemning in the strongest terms the brutal massacre perpetrated today by racist terrorists against Muslims during Friday prayers. New Zealand."
The statement adds that "this cold-blooded crime by actors without regard for life is a new addition to the legacy of the racist Islamophobic rhetoric of disasters that deprive the world of the peace and security we seek. , and we want to realize them all ".
** Political and religious personalities
– Sheikh Al Azhar
The great Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayeb said Friday that the massacre and atrocities "heinous" committed by New Zealand "seduced the terrorist." Two branches of a tree have been contaminated by the waters of hatred, violence and extremism. "
– Somali President
Somali President Mohammed Abdullah Faramago called the New Zealand massacre "hateful", pointing out that it was a crime against humanity.
He called "Framajo", in his statements to the media, to unite his efforts to defeat terrorism in all its forms and to offer his condolences to the families of the victims, including Somalis, who lost their loved ones during the attack .
It should be noted that among the victims were three Somalis who were performing Friday prayers at the mosque of lights, the moment of the terrorist attack.
** Former Egyptian Vice President
Former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei called for a declaration of mourning for the victims of terrorism in New Zealand and rejection of the demonization of Muslims.
"I call on Arab and Islamic countries to declare mourning for the victims of terrorism in New Zealand," ElBaradei said in a tweet via Twitter.
The Palestinian factions and the Palestinian Scholars Association condemned the terrorist attack and said in separate statements that Anatolia had received copies.
The association of Palestinian scholars said in a statement: "Terrorism and crime are an element: what happened in mosques in New Zealand, the massacre of the mosque of the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, massacres at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the targeting of mosques in Gaza, one thought is hatred and terrorism. "
On February 25, 1994, a Jewish settler killed 29 Palestinians at a dawn prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron.
In turn, denounced the Islamic resistance movement "Hamas", the terrorist attack, and said in his statement that the attack confirmed that "terrorism has no religion nor homeland ".

Islamic Jihad has declared that Muslims are victims of "terrorism, murder, aggression and hatred".
Earlier in the day, the New Zealand city of Christchurch was the target of a terrorist attack with guns and explosives in the mosques of "Light" and "Lynwood".

The New Zealand police said that 50 people had been killed in the attack and that she had arrested three men and one woman suspected of perpetrating the attack.

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