Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani are saddened by Saturday’s shooting at an El Paso shopping centre in Texas.
PM Bakhtadze wrote on his Twitter page that Georgia "stands in solidarity with American people".
Saddened by the devastating shooting in #ElPaso. My thoughts are with all the people involved and the bereaved families and friends of the victims. In this time of grief, #Georgia stands in solidarity with the #American people.
— Mamuka Bakhtadze (@BakhtadzeMamuka) August 4, 2019
FM Zalkaliani said the mass shooting in El Paso was a “brutal act of violence”.
Deeply suddened by brutal act of violence- mass shootings in #ELPaso, Texas and #Dayton, Ohio, #USA. My sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of this senseless act. We stand in solidarity with our American Friends ????????????????
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) August 4, 2019
20 people were killed and more than two dozens were injured in a mass shooting at an El Paso shopping center on Saturday, the Texas and local authorities reported.