Hungary helps the Philippines

Emergency assistance after the terrorist attack

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  • 2019.01.29. - 19:43

Hungary's government has offered the victims of the Philippines terrorist attack emergency assistance within the framework of the Hungary Helps Program, Kormany.hu reports.

It was with profound sadness that the government of Hungary learned of the terrorist attack in the Philippines on Sunday, during the course of which Islamic extremist detonated a bomb in a Catholic church during mass, and also during the rescue operation, killing 27 innocent people and injuring 80 others, the Prime Minister’s Office stressed in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Minister of State for Aiding Persecuted Christians and Implementing the Hungary Helps Program Tristan Azbej has offered 10 million forints in emergency assistance to help those injured in the Philippines attack and the families of the victims. "Through this assistance, we would like to express to Christians in the Philippines and to people who are threatened by terrorism that Hungary will help and will not desert them when they are in trouble," they added.

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