The heads of state and government reacted strongly to the suicide bombing in Manchester on Monday night, 22 May, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 60 people. In the United Kingdom, Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and her labor rival Jeremy Corbyn have decided to suspend their campaign for the upcoming June 8 parliamentary elections.
Theresa May was quick to react and condemned in a statement, " a terrible terrorist attack," specifying that the authorities were working on all the details " of the attack. The government was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, also expressed in a tweet his admiration for the emergency services adding that his thoughts went " to the families who Lost a loved one".
On Tuesday, May 23, Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and Labor rival Jeremy Corbyn decided to suspend their campaign for the upcoming legislative elections on June 8 after the Manchester bombing.
The singer Ariana Grande also reached a few hours after the explosion. She is unscathed but says she is " broken ". " From the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry. I do not have any words, "she tweeted.
broken.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
Cascading Reactions
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his " dismay " and " consternation ". It wants to " strengthen European cooperation " anti-terrorism. On the French government side, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe lambasted " the most cowardly terrorism " that " knowingly " targeted young people, while Interior Minister Gérard Collomb expressed his " solidarity with the people British. My first thoughts go to the victims and bereaved families, "he said. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian " strongly condemned this odious act " and offered his condolences to the families of the victims.
The Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower will be symbolically extinguished Tuesday night to pay tribute to the victims, announced Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and the press service of the Montparnasse Tower. " Paris will pay tribute tonight to the victims, by symbolically extinguishing the Eiffel Tower at midnight. For by targeting Manchester, the terrorists also wanted to attack the common values that are ours: our unwavering attachment to democracy, freedom, humanism and living together, "said the Mayor of Paris in a statement.
For Merkel, " it is inconceivable that we can exploit a joyful pop concert to kill or inflict serious injuries on so many people ." This terrorist attack will only reinforce " our determination to fight, with our British friends, those who plan and execute such inhuman acts," added the German Chancellor.
" It was with great sadness and deep shock that I learned of the brutal attack that struck Manchester," said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. My heart is broken at the thought that terrorism has once again sought to instill fear where there should have been joy, to sow division where young people and their families should meet in joy. [...] Today we are crying with you. Tomorrow we will work side by side to fight those who are trying to destroy our way of life. They underestimate our resilience and yours. " For his part, European Council President Donald Tusk said his heart was " in Manchester tonight ".
"Losers"
" Our solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom is total. So many magnificent, living and life-loving young people, assassinated by evil losers, said Donald Trump, very dark and firm, on the sidelines of his visit to Bethlehem. I will not call them monsters because they would like that word too much. From now on I will call them losers because that's what they are. "
The Canadian Prime Minister also reacted. " Canadians have learned with horror about the Manchester bombing that night. Let your thoughts accompany the victims and their families, "wrote Justin Trudeau on Twitter when his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel expressed" Belgian support in the UK".
All my thoughts go out to the victims in #Manchester and I express belgian support for #UK— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) May 23, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin " expressed his sincere condolences " to British Prime Minister Theresa May and " strongly condemned this cynical and inhuman crime," according to the Kremlin. President Putin stressed that he was " ready to develop antiterrorist cooperation with [his] British partners at the bilateral level as well as in the context of international efforts ".
London and Paris
There are also big city mayors who have reacted. " London is on the side of Manchester, our thoughts go to the dead and the wounded," said Mayor of the British capital Sadiq Khan, while the mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, tweeted too, soon after The attack, " Paris is this night alongside Manchester ".
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