La Esquina del Convento Saturday was scene of one of the most mass gatherings in living memory, the moment of silence for the attacks in Paris, with a message of solidarity to the French people.
In the central square ciezana more than 200 people, to which must be added the representatives of the Corporation with the mayor at the head concentrated.
The event began at 19.14 hours in front of the facade of the Municipal Library Padre Salmeron, in which many neighbors gathered, while a large representation of the Corporation mingled among them.
The appeal of the City of Cieza help much and it all started with an institutional statement read by the mayor Pascual Lucas in which the terrorist slaughter took place last night in Paris condemned, unity against violence and called for appealing to the values ​​of democracy .
After reading it, attendees observed a minute of silence with which I wanted to remember the victims.
In the words of the director, "today we are all Paris Last night the city of light went dark, went out 127 lives, 180 people were injured, of which 83 of them in serious condition This catastrophe has a name..: terrorism".
Lucas stressed that the "whole world has come together to reclaim their revulsion at this barbarism, to show support and solidarity with the French people, the victims and their families. This unity against violence is a challenge for those responsible for these deaths but the commitment to freedom and democracy around the world A commitment to the struggle to live without fear, not to punish other cultures other than our daily suffering this situation. bombings, assassinations, threats, hunger, war , fear. Fear express their opinion, afraid to be different. "
He also stated that "we are free thanks to democracy, thanks to the freedom of thought. This same freedom that allows us to show our indignation this afternoon and always violent radical ideals that lead to death and repression. We, we have the best weapon, the goodness of man to do the right thing, punishing violence that imprisons the mind of those who want to sow terror ".
Finally, he appealed to the "values ​​that define us, setting aside hatred of other cultures, our solidarity and adding character to continue to spread everything that makes us strong to help those in need right now."
Immediately afterwards, and as a gesture of support to the French people, called for a minute of silence in memory of the victims: "I thank you for accompanying all the Municipal Corporation in this sad day when the unit ciezanos against Paris facts make stronger the possibility of ending terrorism. "
All against the terrorist barbarity
At the end of the act and in statements to the media, the mayor of Cieza expressed "shock" to an "absolutely unreasonable" barbarism.
In his opinion, "It is really sad and completely disgusting. It is not based on any prism, no religion, no thinking and no ideological way."
Lucas is well adhered to those who participated in a concentration of revulsion sponsored by the City which recorded a large public assistance.
Faced with attacks like this, the only thing you can do, Lucas said, is "to show revulsion and indignation of all ciezanos".
Solidarity with the victims, also said ciezanos response "was large and nurtured it has to do with the principle of solidarity and with the character of the victims clothing and clothing in a sense everything is suffering families, they are French or not, does not matter. We also want to show our support to the French government in the fight against this barbarism. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza