Pope condemns terrorism worldwide; calls on God "to stay hand of assassins"
Pope asks God to stay hand of "assassins"24 Jul 2005 10:56:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
LES COMBES, Italy, July 24 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday condemned violence in Egypt, Iraq, Turkey and Britain and asked God to stay the hand of terrorists.
"While we entrust to God's goodness ... the victims of these acts that offend God and man, we call on the Omnipotent to stay the hands of assassins who, driven on by fanaticism and hate, have committed these things," the Pope said in his Sunday address to pilgrims at his summer holiday retreat in the Alps.
Benedict has repeatedly condemned terrorism since the July 7 suicide bomb attacks in London, which killed at least 52 people and injured 700.
"Again, in these days of serenity and rest, I am overcome by the tragic news of the abominable terrorist attacks that cause death, destruction and suffering in countries including Egypt, Turkey, Iraq and Britain," he said to a crowd of hundreds.
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