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| Interpol Headquarters in Lyon, France [PHOTO: Massimiliano Mariani] |
Lyon, France: INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has extended his
condolences on behalf of law enforcement worldwide after 26 people were killed,
the majority of them children, in a gun attack at a primary school in the US
state of Connecticut.
“On behalf of the international police community, INTERPOL
extends its heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the
innocent victims who perished in this truly harrowing and senseless tragedy,”
said Secretary General Ronald K. Noble from Japan where he is attending a
ministerial conference on nuclear safety.
Reports said 20 children mostly aged between five and ten
were among the victims in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Newtown. The gunman was also among the dead according to police sources.