GMM Foundation Condemn London Attack

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) -- The Global Movement of Moderates Foundation (GMMF) expressed concern and strongly condemned the attack in Westminster, London, which resulted in five deaths, including the suspected perpetrator, and leaving 40 others injured. In a statement, its Chief Executive Officer Dr Nasharudin Mat Isa, said that GMMF stood in solidarity with the victims and prayed for a united front in countering all forms of terrorism and violent extremism. "With a full counter-terrorism investigation already underway, led by the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command, GMMF reiterates its stance on the importance of preventing violent extremism through the various necessary channels and the need to intellectually defeat such terrorist ideologies," he said. According to international reports, four people were killed and 40 injured after being run over and stabbed in a lightning attack at Westminster Bridge. The attacker's car struck pedestrians on the bridge before crashing into the railings surrounding the House of Parliament. The assailant then ran through the gates brandishing a knife and stabbed a 48-year-old policeman to death before being shot dead by another officer. -- BERNAMA