A visibly moved Angela Merkel addressed Germany early on
Saturday, pledging solidarity with the French government and people and calling
on Europeans to stand together in defiance of an attack on the liberties the
continent represents.
“We, your German friends, we are so close with you. We
are crying with you,” said the chancellor, dressed in a black suit. “Together
with you, we will fight against those who have carried out such an unfathomable
act against you.”
The chancellor expressed her condolences to the victims,
their families and their friends and pledged her country’s help to fight the
terrorists, saying she would call together her ministers for talks later in the
day to determine what we could be done.
“Those who we mourn were murdered in front of cafes, in
restaurants, in a concert hall or on the open street. They wanted to live the
life of free people in a city that celebrates life,” she said, her voice
breaking. “And they met with murderers who hate this life of freedom.”
“This attack on freedom is not only aimed at Paris. We
are all targets, and it affects all of us,” the chancellor said. “For that
reason we will respond together.”
She called on Germans to show their determination to not
be intimidated, by standing up for the values of respecting the right of each
individual to pursue happiness and of living together in respect and tolerance.
“We know that our life of freedom is stronger than
terror,” the chancellor said. “Let us answer the terrorists by living our
values with courage.”
source:Newyorktimes
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