The Embassy of the United States of America condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric attack on innocent Lebanese citizens traveling on two buses near Bikfaya this morning. Among the dead and injured were students on their way to university, government employees going to work, ordinary Lebanese trying to get on with the business of life. Fathers and brothers, aunts and sisters, mothers, children and loved ones of Lebanon, their lives have now been cut short or marked forever by this senseless act of terrorism.
On the eve of the second anniversary of Rafik al-Hariri’s assassination, this attack can only be seen as an attempt to silence and intimidate those Lebanese determined to realize their vision of a sovereign, independent and democratic Lebanon. The United States stands firmly with the Lebanese people in repudiating such acts of terror and violence and decries this attempt to incite the Lebanese people. The United States underscores its support for the Government of Lebanon as it works to reaffirm Lebanon’s sovereignty, engage in vital reforms and strengthen Lebanon’s democratic institutions.
The U.S. Embassy offers its deepest condolences to the Lebanese people and especially to the families of all the victims.
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