Barack Obama condemns Dallas attack, calls it “a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement”.

It
was the second statement about shootings in American the
President made from Europe in less than 12 hours. He condemned the shootings by police of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana
shorty after arriving in Europe and made and a broad diagnosis of
American racial imbalance. Hours later, after chaos erupted in Dallas
and five police officers were killed in sniper shootings that began
during protests stemming from the Minnesota and Louisiana shootings, Obama promised justice.

 

“There is no possible justification for
these kinds of attacks or any violence against law enforcement,” Obama
said, speaking from the NATO summit in Poland that he is attending.
“Anyone involved in the senseless murders will be held fully
accountable. Justice will be done.”

“Today
is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices they make for us,” Obama said
of law enforcement officers. “We also know when people are armed with
powerful weapons, unfortunately, it makes attacks like these more deadly
and more tragic.”

 

Obama said he wanted Friday to “focus is on the victims and their families.”

 

“They
are heartbroken,” Obama said. “The entire city of Dallas feels this to
its core. We are grieving with them. I ask you say a prayer for the
officers and their families. Keep them in your thoughts.”