Shropshire Council chief executive responds to terror attacks
The chief executive of Shropshire Council says the county must "carry on and be vigilant", following the latest terror attack.
Clive Wright has responded to the attacks, which killed seven people in London on Saturday night, and praised the way communities have pulled together.
He said: “I am writing this as my family watch the ‘One Love One Manchester’ concert with a heavy heart and empathising with the artists and the live audience, seeing their mixed emotions of sadness and defiance after we experienced another shocking terrorist attack over the weekend.
“Certainly we must all feel that the world has entered a new and hopefully short era, through the actions of a few people who sadly place so little value on life, including their own. At the same time it is nothing short of amazing seeing how people and communities are pulling together, when they could so easily pull apart.
“Our thoughts across the nation are with all of those impacted by these terrible attacks and today, at 11 am, there will be a one minute silence across all government buildings.
“Our response must be to carry on and, as previously requested, please be vigilant and play our role in protecting the public at all times. Be observant to notice and report anything that looks unusual. This is particularly the case in the week ahead, when we will be running the General Election throughout the county.”
The flag at Shirehall in Shrewsbury flew at half mast yesterday, and a minute's silence will be held at 11am today.
The attacks on Saturday left 48 people injured, 21 of them said to be in a critical condition following the incident, when a white van drove deliberately into pedestrians on London Bridge before attackers then stabbed others in the streets.
