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Let me be absolutely clear: this was an act of targeted political violence, and it was an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy.

— Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar released this statement Saturday morning regarding the shootings.

If I get sad and start crying, then I'll be uncontrollable.— Imtiaz Ali, whose brother Javed and his family were on the flight.

We will hit every site and every target of the Ayatollahs' regime, and what they have felt so far is nothing compared with what they will be handed in the coming days.— Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, in a video message.

We have lost our children ... we are not understanding anything. Please help us get information about our children. Tell us when they are going to release their bodies.

— Rafiq Abdul Hafiz Memon, a relative of a victim, expresses his despair and demands information about the identification of his relatives' bodies.

As the Bible teaches us, when someone comes to kill you, rise and act first. … We [Israel] have risen like lions to defend ourselves.— Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement before the attacks where he named the assault 'Operation Rising Lion'.

I am saying this is not a UNC or PNM exercise. All councillors—UNC or PNM, every regional corporation—it is your duty to be out there on the field and to make sure the flood mitigation takes place across every region in Trinidad.— Khadijah Ameen, Local Government and Rural Development Minister, during a press conference addressing the flooding crisis.

We recognise the profoundly distressing nature of the alleged crimes – however we remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are now active, and they have a right to a fair trial.— Suzanne Llewellyn, Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS North West, emphasizes the importance of a fair trial in a sensitive case.