Terrorism targets mankind regardless of religion: Hezbollah

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has condemned a deadly terror attack in France’s southern city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, including several children.

The new wave of terrorism, which the world is currently facing, does not differentiate between “old or young, white or black and is not targeting a specific religion but humanity,” Hezbollah ​said in a statement on Friday.

The movement added that “what Western countries are witnessing is a reflection to terrorism that we are living in our region that has burnt our people.”

On Thursday night, a driver drove a truck at high speed into a large crowd of people who had gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice.

The truck plowed into the crowd over a distance of two kilometers on the Promenade des Anglais while hitting people, including children, who were celebrating the Bastille Day which is a national holiday.

Police sources said the driver is a 31-year-old Franco-Tunisian man whose identity papers were found in the truck. They did not release his name, but said he lived in Nice.

Broadcast footage showed a scene of horror in the area, with broken bodies left on the asphalt, some piled near one another and some others bleeding.

The driver zigzagged the truck in an attempt to hit more people, before being shot dead by police. Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande denounced “this monstrosity” and said the move was an instance of “absolute violence.”

In the wake of the tragic attack, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls also declared three days of national mourning.

Hamas slams the attack

In a statement released on Friday, Palestinian resistance movement Hamas also strongly condemned the attack, saying the denunciation is in line with the “organization's fundamental moral and humane principles, which oppose all forms of extremism and terror.”

The resistance movement also referred to the “struggle” of the Palestinian people, who have “severely suffered from Israeli terror over the span of decades.”

Even though no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, militant outfits affiliated to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group were reportedly celebrating the deadly incident on social media networks.

The French premier vowed on Friday that Paris would “reinforce” the military resources of the so-called international coalition, led by the US, which is purportedly battling Daesh and other terror groups active in Syria and Iraq.

France has been on high alert since last November attacks, claimed by Daesh, that shocked Paris. A total of 130 people were killed as assailants attacked several venues, including a concert hall, restaurants and a football stadium, within a matter of hours.

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