BEIRUT: Lebanese officials offered condolences to the people of Tunisia Thursday and called for global action to fight terrorism, one day after 23 people were killed in a terrorist attack which targeted the Bardo National Museum.
Prime Minister Tammam Salam paid condolences to the Tunisian president on behalf of himself and the Lebanese people “who have suffered and are still suffering the horrors of terrorism.”
“We are confident that Tunisia, with the wisdom of its leadership and political forces ... is able to overcome this ordeal and recover and move firmly on the path sought by its people,” Salam said in a cable to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi.
Gunmen wearing military uniforms Wednesday stormed the Bardo museum inside the heavily guarded Parliament compound in central Tunis, an attack which left 23 people dead.
In another cable to Essebsi, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed sincere solidarity with Tunisia over the attack.
“The terrorist attack against Tunisia, that killed many innocent victims among tourists and Tunisian citizens, is a new episode of the delusion facing the Arab countries, and aimed to push the Tunisians to abandon their great achievements and the democratic path they have chosen and accomplished with their sacrifices and continuous struggle to keep Tunisia a space of openness, dialogue and Arab and Islamic moderation,” Hariri said in a statement.
“We are confident that the Tunisian people, under your leadership, will face this terrorism with greater unity and cohesion, and will not allow the remnants of extremism and misguidance to undermine its right to protect its democratic state and the way of life which it chose, and which will remain a landmark that motivates brotherly and neighboring states,” Hariri added.
Hezbollah also strongly condemned Wednesday’s “heinous terrorist crime.”
“This crime is a ring in the chain of terrorism that affects humans, sanctuaries and heritages, and hits security and stability, distorts the image of Islam, tears apart the unity of the nation and threatens the future of its children and their safe living,” Hezbollah said in a statement.
“We believe it is imperative that everyone – countries, parties and institutions, scholars and intellectuals, and the peoples of nations throughout the world, especially in our Arab and Islamic region – stand up together and work on all levels ... in the face of terrorism, takfirism and its serious acts, crimes and its devastating consequences.”
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