Georgian PM “devastated” by Texas elementary school mass shooting news
Garibashvili said his country stood together with American people “in this time of grief” in his tweet on the news. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of a mass shooting at a Texas school by saying he was “devastated” with the news.
Garibashvili said his country stood together with American people “in this time of grief” in his tweet on the news.
“Let me express our deepest condolences & sympathy on my and all Georgians' behalf to the families of deceased and injured,” the Georgian PM Tweeted.
We are devasted to hear news about the terrible mass shooting in Uvalde elementary, Texas. Let me express our deepest condolences & sympathy on my and all Georgians' behalf to the families of deceased and injured. We stand together with American people in this time of grief.
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) May 25, 2022
An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 children and two adults at an Uvalde elementary school in Texas before being killed by law enforcement officers.
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