Pope Francis said he was “heartbroken” in the massacre at a school in Texas.
With a “broken heart”, Pope Francis on Wednesday lamented the brutal massacre at a Texas school in which an 18-year-old shot dead 19 elementary schoolers and two teachers.
The Supreme Pontiff has called for an end to the “indiscriminate circulation of weapons” in the United States, after a bloody shooting at a school in the town of Uvalde.
“I have heartbroken at the massacree in elementary school in Texas. I pray for the slain children and the elderly and for their families, ”Francis said.
The pontiff then added that “the time has come to say sufficient in the indiscriminate circulation of weapons“.” The commitment of everyone is needed so that such tragedies do not happen again, “he observed.
People in the Uvalde town plaza became emotional during the prayer vigil following the mass shooting at the elementary school. Photo by AFP.
Even, 19 children and two teachers died on Tuesday by gunfire an 18-year-old entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and was later killed by Police the attacker.
According to data offered by authorities, the aggressor was Salvador Ramos, who entered the school holding a gun, and possibly with a rifle, around 11:37 local time (16:37 GMT) to the school about 83 miles ( 133). kilometers) from San Antonio.
Origin of EFE
Source: Clarin
