Pope: Terrorists aim to undermine interfaith dialogue

LONDON (AA) - The latest deadly terrorist acts in the French city of Nice and the Austrian capital Vienna aimed to undermine a dialogue between religions, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

In his weekly audience, he said the attacks have “caused dismay and outrage among the population and among those who care about peace and dialogue,” according to the Vatican News.

The Pope underlined that the terrorist attacks aimed to “compromise fraternal collaboration between religions through violence and hatred”.

“In these days in which we pray for the deceased, let us remember the helpless victims of terrorism that has led to an escalation of cruelty that is spreading in Europe,” he said.

Pope’s weekly audience, which was not attended by the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, came after violent terror attacks in France and Austria.

At least four people died and 15 more were wounded in the terror attack in Vienna on Monday evening, according to authorities.

A knifeman killed three people in a separate terrorist attack in Nice last week.