Several institutions in Lanzarote have carried out various actions this Tuesday to show their solidarity with the British people and condemn the terrorist attack that took place this Monday in Manchester, which resulted in 22 deaths and dozens of injuries.
The mayor of Tías, Pancho Hernández, has ordered that the English flag be raised, with a black crepe and at half-staff, in the Plaza de la Constitución, in front of the Consistory, "as a sign of mourning and condolences for the terrorist attack perpetrated" in the English city. A gesture that they carry out in a municipality that, with some 20,000 residents, "has the largest part of the English population residing in Lanzarote; exceeding 9,000 residents, about 48 percent of its registered residents".
Hernández "has sent a fraternal greeting and condolences to the city of Manchester, deploring violence and terrorism and advocating for yes to life, in peace." In addition, according to reports from the Consistory, "he has contacted the vice-consul of the United Kingdom on the island of Lanzarote by telephone and has conveyed his condolences for the death of these victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured." For his part, Amado Vizcaíno, deputy mayor and councilor for Tourism, recalled that "about 45 percent of the tourists who visit Lanzarote annually come from the United Kingdom and stay, preferably, in Puerto del Carmen, the main tourist area of the island of volcanoes".
"They have relived the barbarity of senselessness"
For its part, the Cabildo of Lanzarote has joined the call for a minute of silence from the Insular Directorate of the General Administration of the State, "as a sign of pain and condemnation" for the event and has announced that the flags of the Island Corporation will fly at half-staff from this Tuesday until Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Pedro San Ginés, in his name and on behalf of the entire Island Corporation, has conveyed "his condolences and solidarity to the families, the people and British authorities, and to the English community on our island, who have once again suffered the barbarity of senselessness." "This is the most serious attack suffered in the United Kingdom since July 2005, where a series of suicide attacks caused 52 deaths and 700 injuries," San Ginés recalled.
Public officials from Yaiza, led by the mayor, Gladys Acuña, and workers from different areas of the City Council have also joined the actions and have supported the call for a minute of silence made by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and the Canary Federation of Municipalities "as a sign of solidarity with the victims and families affected by the attack in Manchester." The concentration, according to the Consistory, "also expresses its rejection of any act of violence or barbarity."
