ATHENS, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Greece on Saturday condemned the deadly shooting in the German city of Munich on Friday, expressing its solidarity with the German people.
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a message of condolences to his German counterpart, Joachim Gauck, expressing abhorrence of the violent attack, according to a press release issued by his office.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tweeted: "In these difficult hours, we express our solidarity with the German people. We must not allow violence to become the future of Europe."
The Greek Foreign Ministry also condemned the attack. "We express our abhorrence and unequivocal condemnation of the deadly attack at Munich's Olympia shopping center. Our thoughts are with the German people and the families of the victims. We express our condolences," it said in a press release.
