European officials strongly condemned the attacks in Mumbai. Three members of European Parliament were among those trapped in the Taj Mahal hotel. They escaped unscathed, but will return to Brussels with harrowing memories. On Thursday morning, officials from the European Union and its member states strongly condemned the terror attacks in Mumbai. “Terrorism is never justified and is no means to achieve any goal. We stand by the Indian government in its fight against terrorism,” the European Commission said. The European Council, currently headed by France, said that “it joins in the mourning of the Indian nation and stands beside it during this distressing trial.” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the attacked “outrageous”; German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was personally “distraught” by the news. German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent her condolences to Indian prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday. “The German government sharply condemns these crimes,” she wrote. “I would like to express my deeply felt sympathy to you and the citizens of your country. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families in this difficult hour.”
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