"We strongly condemn this brutal and cynical crime against civilians," Putin said in his condolence message. "What has happened once again emphasizes the need for the global community to join efforts to fight against the forces of terror," he added.
The Russian leader conveyed sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to the families of the people killed in a terrorist attack in Barcelona on Thursday.
"I wish to convey deep condolences to the next-of-kin of the people killed in the terrorist attack in Barcelona and wish an early recovery to those injured," the prime minister wrote on his Facebook account. "The terrorist attack in Barcelona, at the busiest site of the city - is a heinous crime," he said.
"I am confident that we can conquer international terrorism only through joint efforts of the whole global community," the prime minister wrote.
The global community should work together to stop terrorism, said United Nations Under-Secretary-General Yuri Fedotov, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
"Shocked by the terrible act of terror in Barcelona. Condolences to the victims’ families, recovery wishes to the injured. Together we must stop terrorism," he wrote on Twitter.
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18 August 2017 - 09:08
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(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences to the King of Spain, Felipe VI, over the Barcelona terrorist attack, the Kremlin press service said in a statement on Thursday.
