Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the “cowardly terrorist attack” in New Orleans, which claimed no less than 15 lives and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image/ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the “cowardly terrorist attack” in New Orleans, which claimed no less than 15 lives and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families.
In a submit on X, PM Modi wrote, “We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they find strength and solace as they heal from this tragedy.”
We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist assault in New Orleans. Our ideas and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they discover power and solace as they heal from this tragedy.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 2, 2025
Earlier, Messages of condolences poured in from international leaders, together with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and others.
The leaders denounced the assault, prolonged sympathies to the victims and their families, and emphasised the necessity to fight “terrorism.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in a submit on X wrote, “Deeply saddened by the terrorist attack in New Orleans. My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims. Wishing a swift recovery to the two injured Israeli citizens and all the wounded.”
He added, “I instructed Israel’s Consul General in Houston to immediately deploy a representative to the scene. Terror has no place in our world. Israel stands in solidarity with New Orleans and the United States.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy whereas extending condolences to the families of the victims, mentioned, “Horrified by the attack in New Orleans, US, which has claimed innocent lives and left many injured. We trust that those responsible for this terrible act will be brought to justice. Violence, terrorism, and any threats to human life have no place in our world and must not be tolerated.”
“Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and we wish a swift recovery to all those injured. Ukraine stands with the American people and denounces violence,” the submit added.
French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned, “New Orleans, so dear to the hearts of the French, has been struck by terrorism. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the injured, as well as with the American people, whose sorrow we share.”
After the assault, US President Joe Biden mentioned that regulation enforcement is investigating any doable connection between the New Orleans ‘terror’ assault and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion exterior the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
The automobiles used in each incidents had been rented from a automobile rental web site, ‘Turo’, prompting authorities to search for hyperlinks between the 2 occasions.
“We’re tracking the explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including whether there’s any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans,” Biden mentioned.
Biden assured that each useful resource is being utilised to make sure there is no such thing as a risk to the American individuals.
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded exterior the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing one particular person and injuring seven, hours after the New Orleans assault, in which a automobile rammed right into a crowd throughout New Year’s celebrations, killing no less than 15 individuals.
The FBI described the assault as “an act of terrorism” and revealed that the driving force, Shamsud Din Jabbar, had an ISIS flag and a number of suspected explosive units in his automobile. The FBI additionally confirmed that the automobile was rented from a automobile rental platform known as Turo.
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