By KUNA
London : The British Government has condemned a gun attack at a seminary in Jerusalem which left eight people dead.
A man armed with an assault rifle and a pistol opened fire in the library of the Mercaz Harav rabbinical college, where around 80 students had gathered for a party.
Nine people are thought to have been wounded in the attack, two seriously, according to press reports here.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said late last night he had spoken to his Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni and passed on his condolences.
“The reports of killings at a seminary in Jerusalem are shocking,” Miliband said in a statement.
“They are an arrow aimed at the heart of the peace process so recently revived. They should and will be deplored by all decent people everywhere.” “No words could comfort the bereaved families. The only way to honour the memory of those who have died is to build a Middle East free from the power of the gun through a political process in which the peaceful majority drive out the murderous minority,” the Foreign Secretary added.
For his part, Britains main opposition Conservative leader David Cameron said “I utterly condemn the appalling terrorist attack that has taken place this evening in Jerusalem. I send my profound condolences to the families and friends of all of those who have been killed, and to those who have been injured.”