Bastille Day Massacre: World Reaction

UNSC: "(A) barbaric and cowardly attack... the perpetrators of these acts (need to be brought) to justice"

NATO: "This attack targeted innocent people and the core values for which Nato stands. But terrorism will never defeat democracy, freedom and our open societies."

THE VATICAN: "We condemn in the strongest terms all manifestations of homicidal madness, hatred, terrorism and every attack against peace"

ASIA-EUROPE SUMMIT STATEMENT: "We strongly condemn the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks...We reaffirm our commitment to join forces to fight the plague of terrorism and underline the need to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks."11

MUSLIM AND MIDEAST LEADERS

Sunni Islam's leading centre of learning, AL-AZHAR, said the "vile terrorist attack" contradicted Islam and called for "uniting efforts to defeat terrorism and rid the world of its evil," while the FRENCH COUNCIL OF THE MUSLIM FAITH (CFCM) said it "utterly condemned" the bloodshed.

IRAN called the attack a "criminal terrorist incident," its arch-rival SAUDI ARABIA blasted a "heinous terrorist" act and the six Arab states in the GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL said the perpetrators had been "stripped of all moral and human values."

"We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack. On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world"

US PRESIDENT  BARACK OBAMA

"Germany stands alongside France in the fight against terrorism. Words can barely express the bond between us and our French friends"

GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL11

"Russia stands in solidarity with the people of France... we have seen once again that terrorism is completely blind to human morality"

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN

"A sad day for France, for Europe... tragic... that the subjects of the attack were people celebrating liberty, equality and fraternity"
 

EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT DONALD TUSK

"Every American stands in strong solidarity with the people of France, and we say with one voice: we will not be intimidated. We will never allow terrorists to undermine the egalitarian and democratic values that underpin our very way of life"
 

US PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL HILLARY CLINTON

“This is war. If you look at it, this is war coming from all different parts"
 

US PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL DONALD TRUMP

"There is a moral duty to react. Italy and the international community undertake not to leave the French on their own. The images coming out of Nice make words stick in the throat, fingers halt on the keyboard. Pain, emotion, solidarity."
 

ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MATTEO RENZI

"We are shocked and concerned by the scenes there. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this terrible incident on what was a day of national celebration"
 

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY