With regard to the recent terrorist attacks in Moscow, the European Muslim Union Foundation declares the following statement:

The news of the tragic recent events, the terrorist suicide bombings in the heart of Moscow, has stricken us with indignation and great distress.

Suicide attacks are detestable crimes, unjustifiable and condemned according to Islamic Law, as is any form of indiscriminate killing of civilians, and can therefore never be attributed to Islam nor can it be the basis for any just cause or claim.

Delegations from the EMU have been guests on various occasions in Moscow and the member organisations of the EMU feel solidarity and share the grief with the citizens of Moscow and the Russian people and we convey our sincere condolences on behalf of the EMU board and our member organisations.

We hope that Moscow continues to be a stage for Muslim-Russian encounters and that efforts taken in the past towards cooperation and mutual understanding will not be overshadowed by this hateful event.

The Board of the European Muslim Foundation
Cologne, 30 March 2010