Hizbullah Urges End to 'Political Support' for Terror, Slams Nice Attack

Hizbullah on Friday condemned what it described as “the terrorist crime that targeted innocent civilians in the French city of Nice overnight and resulted in dozens of casualties.”

“This crime is a new chapter of the chapters of the terrorism that is spreading in the world and that is not differentiating between adults and children or whites and blacks,” Hizbullah said in a statement.

“It is not targeted against a certain religion or sect but rather against the entire humanity,” it added.

“The terrorist operations that some Western countries are witnessing are a reflection of the terrorism that we are suffering in our region,” Hizbullah noted.

It accordingly called on the international community to “shoulder its responsibilities as to the eradication of the roots of terrorism and the elimination of all channels of support, funding and political justification for the acts of these terrorists.”

“They are using religious banners to kill and terrorize innocents and implement the agendas of some Western and Arab forces,” the party added.

At least 84 people were killed and 50 others critically wounded when a gunman drove a 19-ton truck into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day overnight in Nice. French President Francois Hollande has declared the incident a "terrorist" attack.

The attack was the third major strike against France in less than 18 months. It comes eight months after Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers attacked bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the national stadium in Paris, killing 130 people.

In January last year 17 were killed in another attack at various sites including the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris.