Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Shooting at School in Toulouse, France

The following statement was issued on 19 March by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is saddened by the tragic deaths of four people, including three children, in a shooting today outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France.  He condemns in the strongest possible terms this act of violence and expresses his sincere condolences to the victims’ families and the Jewish community, as well to the Government and people of France.

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