WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement condemning the recent terrorist attack in Paris, France:


Today we stand in solemn solidarity with our friends and allies in France and condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack this morning at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. An attack against this newspaper - against journalists, cartoonists, and editors - is a strike at the most fundamental ideals of freedom and democracy. I’m absolutely appalled by the extremists who have once again demonstrated that they have nothing to offer but violence and fear. My heart goes out to the victims, their families, and to the people of France as they remember the compatriots who were lost today.