Cowardly attack in Germany, horror, condolences - Mattarella

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 25 - President Sergio Mattarella on Syunday branded the Islamist knifeman attack that killed three in Solingen, Germany, as a cowardly attack and voiced horror and condolences over it.
    "I wish to express the deep condolences of the Italian Republic and my own personal condolences for the cowardly attack that has bloodied the city of Solingen, arousing horror and profound sadness," said the Italian head of State in a message to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank Walter Steinmeier.
    Once again, a blind and unjustifiable act of violence has been unleashed against defenceless civilians, bringing the threat of terrorism, fostered by growing international instability, back to the heart of Europe". (ANSA).