Abe condemns  London terror attack

March 23, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday condemned the terror attack near Britain’s Parliament in London that killed at least four people and injured some 40 on Wednesday.

“We cannot accept terrorism,” Abe told reporters. “We strongly support British Prime Minister Theresa May.”

Tokyo will cooperate with Britain and the international community in the fight against terrorism, Abe also said.

At a news conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the government has no information that any Japanese was attacked in Wednesday’s incident.

The government hopes that the anticonspiracy bill to criminalize preparations to carry out terrorist attacks and other criminal offenses will be enacted early so that Japan can cooperate with the international community more closely in the fight against terrorism, Suga also said.
Jiji Press