Statement by Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on the explosions in Moscow

“I am deeply distressed about the tragic loss of human lives in a terrorist attack at the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations in Moscow this morning. There cannot be any justification for terrorism. I strongly condemn this act of murder. Terrorism kills randomly, but its ultimate target is our collective freedom and our values. This is why the attacks in Moscow today are an attack against all of us.  

I should like to express my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims and those injured in the explosions and I assure the people of the Russian Federation of the Council of Europe’s solidarity and support in this difficult and tragic moment.”