Greek conservative politicians react to Charlie Kirk shooting

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Greek blimpish politicians, including from the acold right, person reacted connected κοινωνικά media pursuing the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a blimpish advocator and state of US President Donald Trump, who was changeable Wednesday astatine Utah Valley University.

Kirk was killed by a sniper believed to person fired from a distant rooftop earlier fleeing into a adjacent neighborhood. Authorities recovered a high-powered rifle, and the shooter remains astatine large.

Ministers from Greece’s ruling blimpish party, New Democracy, posted connected the κοινωνικά media level X. Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris, from the acold right, described the sidesplitting arsenic “shocking” and offered condolences to Kirk’s family.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, besides far-right successful his views, said Kirk was targeted for defending his ideas, noting helium had each close to explicit them freely.

Maritime Affairs Minister Vassilis Kikilias described the assassination arsenic “a stroke to democracy” and highlighted the nonaccomplishment to Kirk’s children.

Alternate Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis wrote that Kirk “gave his beingness for state of speech” and lamented the relation of hatred successful the attack.

Far-right Voice of Reason enactment person Afroditi Latinopoulou posted a video blaming “the left” for the killing, calling it portion of an “undeclared war.”

Authorities person not confirmed immoderate governmental motive, and the shooter’s individuality remains unknown.