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"Colleagues, you will have heard the sad news over the weekend of the attack on the Massereene army base in Northern Ireland involving the murder of two soldiers – Sapper Mark Quinsey from Birmingham and Sapper Cengiz Azimkar from London – and the injuring of four other persons, including two civilians, one of whom – a Polish citizen – is in a critical state. This murderous attack on the security forces in Northern Ireland is an utterly despicable act, which I condemn in the strongest possible terms.
Our sympathies go to the families and loved ones of the murdered soldiers, who gave their lives in the service of the community, and to the other victims.
This was the first murder of soldiers in Northern Ireland in 12 years, and it is an attack on the democratic institutions of Northern Ireland and on the very basis of the free and democratic society of their people. During my recent visit to Northern Ireland I saw for myself the rich dividends of the peace process, in which members of both communities are working together to build a better life for future generations and to put the evil of the past behind them.
The murderers who carried out this attack are seeking to sweep away democracy and normal life from the streets of Northern Ireland. They have no popular support or backing, and their actions are vigorously rejected by the vast majority of the people. Our full solidarity is with the people there and with the security forces in their efforts to bring these murderers to justice.
We in the European Parliament have repeatedly stated that we reject terrorist violence in all circumstances. These murderers will not succeed in destroying the carefully constructed peace process in Northern Ireland, a peace process which the European Parliament has always strongly supported both morally and materially. The people of Northern Ireland have chosen a different future: one of peace and of mutual respect for the dignity of each and every person. We support them in this choice for peace, democracy and the rule of law, and stand with them in solidarity at this time.
Colleagues, I would ask you to join me now in standing for a moment’s reflection in honour of the memory of the murdered soldiers."@en1
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