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The Plaza de España this morning received an emotional minute of silence in support of the English people following the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in Manchester and has claimed the lives of 22 people and has caused more than fifty Injured, most of them adolescents and children

The First Lieutenant of Mayor of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, presided this morning in the Plaza de España a concentration of condemnation of the terrorist attacks perpetrated yesterday in the English city of Manchester, specifically at the Manchester Arena, after finishing a concert Of the pop artist Ariana Grande.

This act constitutes the "public revulsion" of all Lorca against this criminal act that has claimed the lives of 22 people to date and causing more than 50 injured, most of them adolescents and children.

Francisco Montiel has stated that "in these very difficult and painful times for all of England, but particularly for Manchester, Lorca wants to endorse our utmost solidarity with both the families of the deceased and all the English people. That lead everyone to reflect and understand that terrorism is the evil of our day, political and religious fanaticism are making us suffer and it is time for society to be fully aware that we must be more united than ever, since When terror strikes a citizen is of the country that is, is beating us all. "

The First Deputy Mayor has stressed that "terrorists have attacked Europe with the sole aim of causing the greatest number of victims in their indiscriminate actions, so we must remain united in the defense of freedom and combat this plague since the conviction We are talking about a task that requires the use of all the means at our disposal, emphasizing in a particular way a task of social awareness that remembers that the fanaticisms and extremisms do not take us anywhere. Defend the peace, democracy, the rule of law and the achievements of freedoms that we have achieved with so much effort. The Spaniards, unfortunately, know the serious damage that terrorism leaves, so we feel identified with the pain that today suffers. English people and that the English have been suffering the last months by the terrorist attacks perpetrated in all the country ".

Montiel said: "This is a particularly difficult day, and we share the general feeling of anger, sadness and indignation at a barbarism such as this.Lorquinos we meet today to show our repulsion, at the same time that we launched a common cry to cease Once and for all this barbarism that is plaguing Europe but also the Middle East. They will not be able to with us. This is a war in which we have to win and I am sure we will do it. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca