Perpetrators of Bourgas terror attack should be brought to account
Foreign Secretary William Hague calls on Lebanese government to cooperate with the Bulgarian government鈥檚 investigation into terrorist act.
Commenting on today鈥檚 announcement of the results of the Bulgarian investigation into the terrorist act in Bourgas on 18 July 2012, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bourgas was an appalling and callous act of terrorism whose perpetrators need to be brought to account. I welcome today鈥檚 announcement by the Bulgarian Interior Minister, Tsvatan Tsvetanov, of the conclusions of the painstaking investigation carried out into this crime. I pay tribute to the Bulgarian authorities for their excellent investigatory work.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Bulgarian government has said, based on the detailed findings of the investigation, that there is a justified assumption that two individuals belonging to Hizballah鈥檚 military wing were involved in the bombing. We call on the Lebanese government to fully co-operate with the investigation.
鈥淚t is important that the EU respond robustly to an attack on European soil. Every act of terror is an attack on our shared values. In committing an attack, terrorists seek to undermine our resolve, but they should only serve to strengthen it. 皇冠体育app Home Secretary and I will be talking to our EU colleagues about the measures we can now take to continue to make our citizens safer.鈥�
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