Cuban President Sends Message of Condolences to French Counterpart over Paris Terrorist Attacks

Cuban President Raúl Castro has sent a message of condolences to his French counterpart Francois Hollande over Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris.

In the message, broadcast Friday evening on Cuban radio and television, the Cuban head of state expressed profound consternation at the events, which at the time this report was issued had already claimed 160 innocent lives.

President Raúl condemned the deadly attacks by ext'remists and, on behalf of the Cuban government and people extended the condolences to relatives of the victims' relatives and the French people in general.