Obama warns Americans not to ‘succumb to fear’
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama on Monday (Sept 19) called on Americans “not to succumb to fear” after bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey and a mass stabbing incident in Minnesota over the weekend.
US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Sept 19 in New York on the bombings in New York and New Jersey. Photo: AFP
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama on Monday (Sept 19) called on Americans “not to succumb to fear” after bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey and a mass stabbing incident in Minnesota over the weekend.
“Even as we have to be vigilant and aggressive both in preventing senseless acts of violence but also making sure that we find those who carry out such acts and bring them to justice, we all have a role to play as citizens in making sure that we don’t succumb to that fear,” he said.
Mr Obama stressed that investigators at this point saw “no connection” between the incidents on the East Coast and the Minnesota stabbing.
He added that the Minnesota stabbing incident will be investigated by the FBI as a potential case of terrorism. AFP
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