PH denounces ‘appalling’ truck attack in Stockholm

A girl lays a flower on April 9, 2017 at a makeshift memorial near the point where a truck drove into a department store in Stockholm, Sweden.
Four people died and fifteen were injured when a truck plunged into a crowd at a busy pedestrian street in the Swedish capital on April 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jonathan NACKSTRAND

The Philippine government on Tuesday joined the international community in condemning the truck attack that killed four people in Stockholm last April 7.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) described the terror attack, which involved a stolen beer truck ramming a department store, as “appalling.”

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“The Philippines joins Sweden in mourning the loss of innocent lives and prays for the speedy recovery of the victims injured by this terroristic act,” it said in a statement.

“Nothing can justify this heinous crime, which is a direct attack on the democratic principles that both the Philippines and Sweden stand for,” DFA said.

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It also urged people to be vigilant and help prevent such acts from happening again.

The DFA assured the public that the Philippine Embassy in Oslo “is closely monitoring the situation and is in touch with the Filipino community in Stockholm.” JE/rga