Malaysia strongly condemns Charlie Hebdo attack
Bernama
Januari 8, 2015 08:55 MYT
Januari 8, 2015 08:55 MYT
The Malaysian government strongly condemned the attack on the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, yesterday, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement today.
"As the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) has said, we must fight extremism with moderation, cross cultural understanding and respect," said the statement.
Meanwhile, Najib in his official blog www.najibrazak.com said that Malaysia condemned in the strongest terms all acts of violence.
"We stand in unity with the French people. We must fight extremism with moderation," he said.
Three masked gunmen opened fire at the Charlie Hebdo office yesterday in Paris and killed 12 people and left several others critically wounded.