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La Liga giants, Real Madrid has expressed its sadness at the killing
of not fewer than 14 of its fans in Iraq on Friday by members of the Islamist
terror group ISIS.
A statement from the Spanish club
said it is deeply saddened by the death of about 16 of its fans in a café in
Iraq. In its statement released on Friday, the club also disclosed that many
other fans were injured in the terror attack.
The statement read in part: “Real
Madrid C. F. deeply regrets the terrible attack in Iraq which today saw 16
members of a Real Madrid supporters club lose their lives and which has also
left over 20 injured.
“The club expresses its great
sadness and offers its regards and condolences to the families and friends of
the victims.
“Real Madrid extends all of its
solidarity to the people of Iraq, who suffer the excessive injustices of
extreme violence.”
The BBC reports that Islamic
State militants attacked a café in Iraq which was frequented by supporters of
the Spanish football club and killed at least 12 people.
“Three men opened fire with
machine guns at the al-Furat Cafe in the mainly Shia town of Balad early on
Friday. The assailants fled and hours later one blew himself up after being
cornered by Shia militiamen, killing four of them,” BBC reports.
ISIS has claimed responsibility
for the attack, saying it targeted militiamen but did not mention any
connection to Real.
REAL MADRID OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
| 13/05/2016
Real Madrid C. F. deeply regrets
the terrible attack in Iraq which today saw 16 members of a Real Madrid
supporters club lose their lives and which has also left over 20 injured.
The club expresses its great
sadness and offers its regards and condolences to the families and friends of
the victims.
Real Madrid extends all of its
solidarity to the people of Iraq, who suffer the excessive injustices of
extreme violence.
The Real Madrid players will
tomorrow wear symbolic black armbands as a sign of their mourning and respect.
Football and sport shall always be spaces in which to come together and in
which harmony and peace reign and with which no form of barbaric terrorism will
be able to compete.
Today Madridismo across the whole
world cries for its supporters, who shall never be forgotten.
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