The Russian president confirms readiness to
step up anti-terror cooperation with UK.
MOSCOW, May
23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep condolences to
UK Prime Minister Theresa May over the deadly terror attack at the Manchester
Arena in England, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.
"We
strongly condemn this cynical and inhuman crime. We expect that its masterminds
won’t go unpunished," the Russian president stressed.
Putin "confirmed readiness to step up anti-terrorist cooperation with British partners - both on bilateral basis and as part of broad international efforts."
The president conveyed the words of sympathy and support for the families of those killed and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured.
The blast
occurred at the Manchester Arena at 10.35 p.m. local time on Monday shortly
after a concert of US pop singer Ariana Grande. An explosive device went off
outside the concert hall. Police are treating the incident as a terror attack.
According
to the latest data, 22 people, including children, were killed and another 59
people were wounded.
Source: ITAR-TASS 23-05-2017
