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EU condemns attack on Israelis in Bulgaria

19 July 2012 04:01 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday condemned the attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria which killed at least six people and injured more than 30 others, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"I was appalled to hear of this afternoon’s apparent terrorist attack on Israeli tourists arriving in Bulgaria," Ashton said in her statement. "I am deeply shocked by the scenes at Bourgas airport, where what should have been the beginning of a happy holiday ended in murder."

"I send my condolences to the families of all those killed. Many more have been injured. We wish them a speedy recovery," she said.

Ashton said that the EU utterly condemns all acts of terrorism, wherever they take place. "The terrorists who planned and carried out this attack must be brought to justice," she added.

Six people died and more than 30 were injured in a powerful blast on a tourist bus at the airport on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast on Wednesday afternoon, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said.