- Title: Schulz and Merkel cut back election rallies after Barcelona attack
- Date: 18th August 2017
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (AUGUST 18, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ARRIVAL OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE MARTIN SCHULZ (SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY), SHAKING HANDS WITH PARTY COLLEAGUES SCHULZ STEPPING IN FRONT OF MICROPHONES (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE MARTIN SCHULZ (SPD), SAYING: "The events in Barcelona and Cambrils have again left us simultaneously speechless and disturbed, sad and angry. This cowardly attack and the uncontrolled killing with which the Islamic State terrorists have once again struck, and have killed and wounded innocent people and left families in endless pain in a second, will not dissuade us from keeping to our open way of life. We must also send the message 'you will not win'. We will maintain the tolerant and open society, which has been attacked in Barcelona." PEOPLE IN THE CROWD LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE MARTIN SCHULZ (SPD), SAYING: "To the men and women who are grieving for their relatives, to the children who are grieving for their parents, to the victims who are fighting for their lives, we send from Berlin our sympathy, our solidarity, and above all our compassion for the families who have suffered the loss of relatives." PEOPLE IN THE CROWD LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE MARTIN SCHULZ (SPD), SAYING: "I have spoken with Angela Merkel by telephone this morning. We agreed that today we would restrict our campaign activities and avoid playing music as a signal of solidarity with the affected people in Spain." PEOPLE IN THE CROWD LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE MARTIN SCHULZ (SPD), SAYING: "Mrs Merkel and I were also completely in agreement this morning that even in an election campaign, such as the one we are currently in, that despite our political differences there is a common determination to give no space to terror and to stop it by defending an open and tolerant society. On a day such as this it is important that in an election democrats give a clear signal of unity." CROWD WATCHING SCHULZ SCHULZ LEAVING
- Embargoed: 1st September 2017 09:53
- Keywords: Schulz SPD Barcelona attack statement
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
- Reuters ID: LVA0016UOOWUF
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- Story Text: The SPD's candidate for the German chancellorship Martin Schulz told reporters on Friday (August 18) that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel from the CDU had agreed to restrict their parties' campaign activities as a sign of solidarity with Spain after terrorist attacks in the Spanish region of Catalonia left 13 dead and more than 100 injured.
Schulz said it was important to give a clear signal of unity against terror in spite of political differences. He also expressed sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the attack and their families.
On Thursday (August 17) a white van drove into crowds on Las Ramblas in the city centre of Barcelona, killing 13 and wounding dozens of others. In the town of Cambrils a car rammed into a group of people, injuring six members of the public and a police officer. According to local police the attacks are linked. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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