Pak Lah condemns London attacks
Published: Jul 8, 2005 3:54 AM | Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has condemned the bomb attacks in London that killed at least 37 people, saying the violence had achieved nothing.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has condemned the bomb attacks in London that killed at least 37 people, saying the violence had achieved nothing.
"We all hate violence and we abhor such acts as they do not bring solutions to the problems faced," Abdullah said late Thursday, according to the official Bernama news agency.
"I believe everyone condemns what is happening in London, although we don't know who is responsible for them," he said.
While British police have been cautious in attributing the attacks, Prime Minister Tony Blair accused people "acting in the name of Islam" of being behind the bombings, which Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda.
Abdullah, who is also the chair of the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference, urged member countries to uphold the principle of rejecting violence and called on them to be vigilant.
No M'sians injured
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak meanwhile said all nations of the world must intensify cooperation to check the threat of terrorism.
"At the same time, we hope the world will also be sensitive to the factors that cause such acts to be committed by certain groups," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Britain, Malaysia's former colonial master, is a popular tourist destination for Malaysians and home to thousands of Malaysian students.
The Malaysian High Commission in London told AFP that they believed no Malaysians were injured in the attacks.
"So far we have not received any information on that," said spokesman Zainal Abidin Ahmad.
The Malaysian High Commission estimates there are 8,000 Malaysians living in London, 2,000 of whom are students. There are 30,000 to 40,000 Malaysians living throughout Britain.
"We all hate violence and we abhor such acts as they do not bring solutions to the problems faced," Abdullah said late Thursday, according to the official Bernama news agency. "I believe everyone condemns what is happening in London, although we don't know who is responsible for them," he said.
While British police have been cautious in attributing the attacks, Prime Minister Tony Blair accused people "acting in the name of Islam" of being behind the bombings, which Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda.
Abdullah, who is also the chair of the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference, urged member countries to uphold the principle of rejecting violence and called on them to be vigilant.
No M'sians injured
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak meanwhile said all nations of the world must intensify cooperation to check the threat of terrorism.
"At the same time, we hope the world will also be sensitive to the factors that cause such acts to be committed by certain groups," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Britain, Malaysia's former colonial master, is a popular tourist destination for Malaysians and home to thousands of Malaysian students.
The Malaysian High Commission in London told AFP that they believed no Malaysians were injured in the attacks.
"So far we have not received any information on that," said spokesman Zainal Abidin Ahmad.
The Malaysian High Commission estimates there are 8,000 Malaysians living in London, 2,000 of whom are students. There are 30,000 to 40,000 Malaysians living throughout Britain.
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