Taoiseach condemns ‘terrible tragedy’

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern led a chorus of support and expressed condolences on behalf of the Irish people yesterday.

Speaking shortly after his private audience with Pope Benedict XVI, he expressed his “huge sorrow, sympathy and regret at the terrible atrocity that had just happened in London”.

In a strong and impassioned condemnation of the “terrible tragedy”, Mr Ahern said: “What does all this solve by killing innocent people, probably on holidays, or people going shopping in London for the day? What cause does that promote? Will this make the G8 leaders make a different decision than they did? This is terrorism and violence perpetrated against ordinary people, as it always is.”