Merkel condemns suicide attacks in Belgium

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned the blasts that took place in Brussels killing and injuring a number of innocent people.

Following the Brussels attacks, Merkel said "free societies" would prove stronger than terrorism, the Deutsche Welle reported. 

Angela Merkel began her short statement by offering her condolences to the families of the victims of Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, in which more than 30 people were killed. 

"Let me express my condolences, both on behalf of the German government and on my behalf personally," Merkel said.

Merkel said she had spoken to Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel to offer Germany's solidarity, and that her cabinet would meet tomorrow morning to discuss "in depth" the response to the Brussels attacks. She added that she was in constant contact with her security forces.

The chancellor also struck a defiant note against the attackers.

"The murderers of Brussels are terrorists who have no regard for the precepts of humanity," the chancellor said. 

"The murder scene of Brussels reminds us above all that the perpetrators are enemies of all the values for which Europe stands today, and which we as members of the European Union believe in - and, particularly on this day, with great pride - the values of freedom, democracy, and peaceful co-existence as self-confident citizens."

"Our strength is in our unity, and that is how our free societies will prove themselves stronger than terrorism," she added.

Source : MENA