Peoples from across the
world are still reeling from what may well be the worst tragedy in
the history of public school shootings in the United States of
America. Here, in behalf of the Filipino people, President Benigno
Simeon Aquino III extended sympathy and solidarity.
In an emailed statement,
Saturday evening, President Aquino enjoined the Filipinos to pray for
healing and that the senseless carnage in the Sandy Hook Elementary
School—where 28 were killed, 20 of whom were children—should
never happen to any community.
“We stand beside you
with bowed heads, yet in deep admiration over the manner in which the
American people have reached out to comfort the afflicted and to
search for answers that will give meaning and hope to this grim
event,” the President's statement reads.
On morning of December
14, Adam Lanza, 20, allegedly killed his mother, Nancy, in her home.
Riding his mother's car, Lanza then went to the school where his
mother taught kindergarten and indiscriminately fired over a hundred
rounds—18 of the 20 children were pronounced dead on the spot—US
law enforcement sources said.
Authorities said they
found three firearms in the car: a .223 caliber “Bushmaster”
rifle, a Sig Sauer and Glock pistols. Lanza later killed himself, US
authorities added.
The slaughter, US pundits
posited, has surpassed the 1999 Columbine shooting incident that left
19 killed and 24 wounded and comes terrifyingly close to the Virginia
Tech shooting in 2007 where 32 lives were lost.
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