Strasbourg, 19.03.2012 – Following the shooting which took place outside a secondary school in Toulouse, in which four people, including three children, died, Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), made the following statement.

“I am horrified by this cowardly and despicable act which cost the lives of three children and one of their young teachers at a school in Toulouse. Early indications suggest that there could be a direct link with the shootings which claimed the lives of three soldiers last week in Toulouse and Montauban.

At this tragic time, and on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly, I would like to convey our sincere condolences to the families of the victims ". (more...)

This morning, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, also expressed his condolences.

Link to the letter by Secretary General Jagland to Prime Minister Fillon

See also : 

• PACE President to visit Aquiba School in Strasbourg
• Jean-Claude Frécon: shooting in Toulouse: “a heinous, cold-blooded crime”