U.N. Human Rights chief "appalled" by Nice truck attack

2016-07-15 2

"He (the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein) is appalled by the horrendous carnage in Greece… in Nice yesterday evening. This latest murderous assault on ordinary people, using a simple truck as a deadly weapon, is yet another blow aimed at the heart of humanity by extremists."


"While the motives driving yesterday's killer in Nice are still to be established, in general we are confronted by an ideology that seems to be creating an endless supply of fanatics prepared to kill for the sake of killing."


"When one means of murder - whether it's hijacking planes or planting bombs or getting hold of assault rifles - becomes more difficult, they simply find another. And our response needs to be carefully calculated and highly sophisticated. It is not simply about heightened security, it is about deflating the ideology itself until it dwindles back to where it belongs -- which is nowhere."

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