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Moscow expresses condolences over Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

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Moscow expresses condolences over Pittsburgh synagogue shooting


30.10.2018

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Russian authorities have expressed condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed and wounded in the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh last Saturday, TASS reports.

"We are all shocked by the recent bloody anti-Semitism tragedy, which occurred in Pittsburgh. I want to convey my sincere words of condolences to the families of those who were killed and wounded," Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said at the opening of Protecting the Future international conference on combating anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia held in Moscow.

Participants stand in one minute silence in memory of the tragedy’s victims. 

Note, 11 people were killed and six others were wounded at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27. The 46-year-old Robert Bowers shouting “All Jews must die” attacked people in Synagogue with rifle and three handguns. He faces a death penalty.

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