Eleven were killed and 51 injured in a suspected suicide bomb blast inside a train in the St. Petersburg Metro, but you won’t see the expression of solidarity in European cities often displayed when other nations suffer similar heinous attacks.
That fact was not lost on the curious few who took to Twitter to question if Paris, Berlin, London or other Western capitals would be granting the victims of Russia the same acknowledgement given to so many in the wake of several terrorist attacks.
Many world leaders expressed their condolences with those impacted by the attack, including the Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo.
However, no landmark was decorated with Russia’s national colours Monday evening, although some creative types did try their best to rectify the snub.
Well… Today Europe’s shown her kind tolerant sympathetic face. Nothing’s happened in St Petersburg. #prayforstpetersburg? #prayforrussia?
— Anna (@Carrot_Deirdre) April 3, 2017
Well… Today Europe’s shown her kind tolerant sympathetic face. Nothing’s happened in St Petersburg. #prayforstpetersburg? #prayforrussia?
— Anna (@Carrot_Deirdre) April 3, 2017
Germany’s Brandenburg Gate has a history of showing solidarity with nations after similar attacks in Paris, Brussels, London, Orlando, Istanbul, Nice and Jerusalem, according to Berliner-Zeitung, but a senate speaker from the German press agency said the landmark would not radiate the Russian national colours because St. Petersburg is not a partner city of Berlin, and “exceptions should only be made in exceptional cases.”
Israel, however, did express its condolences and solidarity with the victims of the attack by lighting up city hall in Tel Aviv with the colours of the Russian flag.
In solidarity with our friends in #SaintPetersburg, #TelAviv city hall is lit tonight in the colors of the #Russian flag ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/rK1APbrNKf
— Mayor of Tel Aviv (@MayorOfTelAviv) April 3, 2017
In solidarity with our friends in #SaintPetersburg, #TelAviv city hall is lit tonight in the colors of the #Russian flag ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/rK1APbrNKf
— Mayor of Tel Aviv (@MayorOfTelAviv) April 3, 2017
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