Part of 3. 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 23 May 2017.
Absolutely not. Extremists only represent themselves; a very small number of people with a worldview that is intolerant and is driven to violence. They are happy to murder people of all religions or none. They are happy to murder young people who are doing nothing more than going out for a night out. It’s too early to say, of course, the extent of what surrounded the events last night. The police are still investigating and it is important that there’s no speculation in order for those investigations to be carried forward. But make no mistake: whoever carried out the attacks of last night represented only themselves and a very small group of people around them. They can never represent an entire community.