German President Steinmeier expresses his sympathies for Manchester victims

Record ID: 876683

  • Title: German President Steinmeier expresses his sympathies for Manchester victims
  • Date: 23rd May 2017
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (MAY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) GERMAN PRESIDENT FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER WALKING OUT OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AFTER TALK WITH STUDENTS CAMERA STUDENTS LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN PRESIDENT, FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER, SAYING: "I am shocked by the news from Britain, from Manchester this morning. We don't know everything about the background of what has happened yet, but the British authorities assume that it was an attack, in which many, more than 20 people were killed according to the current news we hear from Britain. Because it was a concert apparently mainly young people. During this moment our thoughts are with the relatives and friends of the people killed or injured and I hope that there will be clarification about the background of the attack as soon as possible, but first of all that the ones who were injured get well soon. During these days we feel a close bond with the British people." STEINMEIER LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 6th June 2017 12:21
  • Keywords: Steinmeier reactions attack Manchester
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • City: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016I26ZPJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his shock on Tuesday (May 23) at a suicide attack at a concert in the British city of Manchester, which killed at least 22 people.
    During this moment our thoughts are with the relatives and friends of the people killed or injured and I hope that there will be clarification about the background of the attack as soon as possible, but first of all that the ones who were injured get well soon," Steinmeier told reporters in Berlin.
    "During these days we feel a close bond with the British people," he added.
    The British flag at the British embassy in Berlin was flying at half-mast on Tuesday morning and security measures around the Brandenburg Gate, where from Wednesday on more than 100,000 Christians will attend the annual meeting of the Protestant church in Germany, were expected to be heightened.
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