Premier Paolo Gentiloni said
Thursday night he "agreed with the words of President
Trump...condolences and closeness to the French people and
government in such a delicate moment, three days from the
elections".
Also on Thursday evening, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano
voiced "pain and dismay for the terrible attack in Paris...we
are close to the relatives of the people involved and to
France".
The Paris attack was a "cowardly act", President Sergio
Mattarella said Friday.
"No form of terrorism, however bloody, will make European
nations pull back from their determination to recognise,
safeguard and promote the founding values of our democratic
societies," he said.
A police officer was killed and two others injured by a
terrorist who was then shot dead on the Champs Elysees.
The attack was claimed by so-called Islamic State (ISIS)
militants.
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