Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Monday
expressed the solidarity of the Italian government with Canada's
Muslim community after the Quebec mosque shooting on Sunday in
which six people were killed and eight injured.
"The Italian government is close to the victims, relatives
and Canadian Muslim community, as well as the government and
Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau," Gentiloni said.
"It is also a way of confirming our closeness and solidarity
with the vast majority of Muslims living in our countries and
cities who reject fundamentalist terrorism of which they are
often the victims and targets," he added after meeting new
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the Sunday
evening attack at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in the
Ste-Foy neighbourhood.
Tajani condemned violence and expressed his condolences to
Canada.
"Violence is never a answer to terrorism, the solution is
called dialogue," Tajani told reporters.
"The EU believes in inter-religious dialogue. We have worked
in this direction and continue to do so".
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