Council leader pays tribute to terror attack victims

The leader of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Mohammed Khan, has expressed his thoughts and sympathies to those killed or injured in recent terror attacks.

Councillor Khan said: “The thoughts, prayers and sympathies of everyone in Blackburn with Darwen are with those killed or injured in the terrible atrocity in Belgium and other recent terrorist attacks such as the one in Turkey.

“These are appalling and senseless crimes. We cannot allow such evil to triumph. We can defeat this twisted and poisonous ideology by standing together united. “