Rajoy says that the attacks in Brussels are an attack on all

USPA NEWS - After expressing the solidarity of Spain with the Belgian people for the attacks in Brussels, acting President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, he appealed Tuesday to the unity of all to fight the terrorist threat and launched a message of calm and confidence in the State security forces.

In a telephone conversation to different media, Mariano Rajoy expressed his solidarity with the Belgian people. For what happened in Brussels, the "capital of Europe," and recalled that "whenever terrorism strikes, strikes all." The acting President of the Spanish Government confirmed that two bombs exploded at Brussels airport and a third in the subway, something reminiscent of the attacks last November in Paris and "is not very different from what happened that fateful March 11, 2004, "in Madrid.“

Rajoy said there is still no official nor the number of victims or the identity of the same confirmation. But he added that so far there is no evidence that there Spaniards among the victims, but "we must be prudent and wait." At the moment, both the Consulate and the Embassy continue to work in Brussels. He also stressed that these attacks are "against all, against our way of being and understanding life and, especially, goes against the most important thing we have as human beings, that is life, freedom and our rights as people."

The acting President of the Spanish Government noted that terrorism is fought "with much perseverance, with great determination, great courage and not letting their guard down and never giving her many means." He also appealed to political unity: "Total unit within countries and national solidarity among all countries." Rajoy said that "antiterrorist cooperation is strong in Europe," although "it is clear that we are never safe from things that occur how are you."

He also confirmed that this Tuesday will again assess the level of terrorist threat in Spain during the meeting that will remain in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He explained that at present Spain has a level 4 and 5 raise will depend on the opinion of experts, as "logically" this is not a "political decision." He also said he has been in contact with other Spanish political leaders and referred to the meeting held Tuesday by the anti-terrorism pact at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Nevertheless, the acting President of the Spanish Government sent a message of calm and serenity because "we can't live in a different way" and because police forces working "constantly": "I have great confidence in our State security forces, which have proved their effectiveness many times," he said. In this regard, he highlighted the great efforts made by Spain in recent months in the fight against terrorism, and that since June there have been over a hundred arrests.