Germany, Australia and Indonesia condemn attack at Air Force base

Global condemnation against the Pathankot terror strike continued to pour in with Germany, Australia and Indonesia joining other countries in expressing outrage over the attack. Countries like the US, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan apart from Italy, with which India has a running legal battle over the marines issue, have already condemned the attack in which seven securitymen were killed.

The UAE, a close ally of Pakistan, said it "condemns the heinous terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) base. We stand with India in its ongoing fight against terrorism." 

In its statement, German Foreign Office said, "We utterly condemn the terrorist attacks on the IAF base in Pathankot and on the Indian Consulate General in Mazar-e-Sharif. The responsible parties must be identified and held accountable." 

On the ongoing talks between India and Pakistan, it said, "We are pleased to see desire and willingness on both sides to come together. The visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lahore and the telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 5th January are a good start and an important step towards now improving relations between India and Pakistan in a lasting way."

"The attacks and other attempts to sabotage the dialogue must not be allowed to endanger the rapprochement,"  it added.

In his letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop condemned the attack in Pathankot and asserted that her country stands in solidarity with victims of terrorism. In its message, Indonesia said it "condemns all acts of terrorism.