Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Arroyo condoles with victims of massacre in US school (12:37 p.m.)
MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday expressed sympathies to the families of the fatalities and of those wounded in the massacre of several students in the Virginia Tech University in the US on Tuesday.
"We are one with the world in condoling with the victims of the senseless killings in Virginia Tech University. The unfortunate incident magnifies the need to keep all campuses safe and secure at all times as sanctuaries of learning for the youth. We offer prayers and sympathies to the grieving families, students, staff and faculty of Virginia Tech University, and to the people of the United States during this difficult time," said Arroyo in a statement released by Malacañang. (JMR) |
