UN chief expresses solidarity with govt following attacks in United States

In a statement issued through his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, on Monday, he stressed the need for “all to work together to counter violence rooted in hatred, racism, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination”.

UN chief António Guterres has condemned in the "strongest terms" the terrorist attack in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, and also expressed his "shock and outrage" over the mass shooting only hours later that took place in Dayton, Ohio

The UN chief extended his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and expressed his solidarity with the peoples and Governments of the United States and Mexico, from where a number of those killed and injured in the El Paso attack hailed.

In a statement issued through his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, on Monday, he stressed the need for "all to work together to counter violence rooted in hatred, racism, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination".