Herman Van Rompuy veroordeelt de bomontploffingen in Oslo (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 22 juli 2011.

Herman Van Rompuy i, President of the European Council, condemned in the strongest terms the bomb blasts perpetrated in Oslo this afternoon:

"I am deeply shocked by the bomb blasts this afternoon in Oslo which have killed a number of innocent people and left many others injured. I want to convey my most sincere condolences to the families of the victims.

I condemn in the strongest terms these acts of cowardice for which there is no justification. I have sent a message of condolences and solidarity from the European Union to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the people of Norway."