BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the attacks in Paris.

“It is with a heavy heart that I offer my sincerest condolences to the family members of the victims who were killed in this tragedy and to the French people during this difficult period.  Too frequently of late, France has suffered at the hands of terrorists seeking to cause havoc and devastation in Paris and in other cities throughout the country. France is in mourning right now and we in the United States stand in solidarity with the French people during this most terrible time. This barbarism will never defeat the French people and the perpetrators of these heinous acts will be brought to justice.”

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