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ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Pierre Laurent : "Face aux attentats, rassemblons-nous pour la liberté, l’égalité, la fraternité, et la paix."
by Pierre Laurent
Pierre Laurent: "Faced with these attacks, let us stand together for freedom, equality, fraternity and peace."
Translated Sunday 15 November 2015, by
Press release from Pierre Laurent, national secretary of the French Communist Party.
Our country has just experienced one of the worst events in its history. Last night’s simultaneous terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, for which Daesh claims responsibility, and which, at this moment, have resulted in 127 deaths and 200 casualties, were horrifying. France is in mourning.
The day after the carnage, our first thoughts go out to the victims, their families, to those close to them, to the witnesses and to all those whose lives were threatened. For all, the pain is immense. Each and every one of us in France feels deeply wounded.
We salute the work of law enforcement, the emergency services, the A&E doctors, healthcare workers and public service personnel, whose response to the situation has been exemplary, as has the people’s solidarity, which was felt straight away.
Less than a year after the attacks in January, the Republic has been struck at its heart.
Even as a state of emergency has now been declared by the government, reinforcment of the police and of the justice system’s resources is an imperative. The state must find suitable ways to guarantee the people’s safety in the long term.
I ask our people not to give in to fear, and to stand together for freedom, equality, fraternity, and for peace. We must make careful distinctions between issues, and avoid stigmatisation. Together, we must firmly reject hatred and racism.
France is affected by the war and the destabilisation that is plaguing the Middle-East. The fight against terrorism calls for increased engagement and international solutions.
It can only be won by coming together to create a united society that places, at the heart of all its decisions, human emancipation, the values of the Republic and peace.
The French Communist Party, its representatives and its elected officials, will support all initiatives that, in the days to come, will allow our fellow citizens to take on together this challenge and to open up a path of hope for our people.
In this tragic time, the French Communist Party has put all election-campaign activities on hold.
