Japan condemns Palestinian ‘terrorist’ attacks in Israel

Mourners gather during the burial of Yaakov Shalom, one of the five people killed in Tuesday’s shooting attack in the religious town of Bnei Brak, at the Yarkon cemetery in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on Wednesday. (AFP)

• Japan expressed, in a statement, its “sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims”

TOKYO: Japan issued an official statement “firmly condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Israel, including the shootings in Bnei Brak on March 29.”
Although it didn’t identify the attackers, the statement, released on March 30 by the foreign ministry in Tokyo, expressed Japan’s “sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of these terrorist attacks and offered its heartfelt sympathy to those who were injured.”
The statement further said that “terrorism cannot be justified for any reason.”