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Shooting in Newtown (United States): PACE President condemns a despicable act

 Strasbourg, 15.12.2012 - Following the shooting which took place in a school in Newtown (United States), Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), made the following statement: 

« I am profoundly shocked by this despicable act, which took the lives of so many children. There can be no justification for such a cowardly act. For now, my thoughts and deep sympathy are with those facing the loss of those dearest to them. In the name of the Parliamentary Assembly, I would like to convey our sincere condolences to the American people and the families of the victims, and to express my solidarity with them. »