Angela Merkel meeting with Theresa May in November 2016. Photo: AP POOL/DPAChancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Germany stood by Britain "firmly and resolutely", following the deadly terror attack near the British parliament. "Although the background to these acts are not yet clear, I reaffirm that Germany and its citizens stand firmly and resolutely alongside Britons in the struggle against all forms of terrorism," Merkel said in a statement. Germany has been on high alert since an Islamic State extremist ploughed a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market in December, killing 12 people. "In these grave moments, we Germans feel very close to the British people," President Frank-Walter Steinmeier added in a statement.

Source: The Local March 23, 2017 07:18 UTC