BRUSSELS, May 23 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday offered sympathy to Britain after a suicide terror attack in the northern English city of Manchester killed at least 22 people.
In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Juncker said:" It was with great sadness and profound shock that I learnt of the brutal attack that struck Manchester."
"It breaks my heart to think that, once again, terrorism has sought to instil fear where there should be joy, to sow division where young people and families should be coming together in celebration," he said.
"I would like to convey my deepest sympathies to Prime Minister (Theresa) May and to the British people," he said. "Today we mourn with you. Tomorrow we will work side by side with you to fight back against those who seek to destroy our way of life."
"They (attackers) underestimate ours and your resilience -- these coward attacks will only strengthen our commitment to working together to defeat the perpetrators of such vile acts," he said.
At least 22 people, including children, were killed and 59 injured in a suicide terror attack at a pop concert in Manchester, police confirmed early Tuesday.
It was the second deadly attack in Britain within two months. On March 22, at least four people were killed and 40 others were injured in a terror attack near the British parliament.
