WORLD leaders have expressed shock and horror after a gunman massacred 20 small children and six staff in the US state of Connecticut, one of the worst school shootings in history.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has sent Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy his "deepest condolences at the shocking murders," a statement said.
"The targeting of children is heinous and unthinkable," he added.
Pope Benedict XVI also sent a letter of condolence to the community, which was read aloud at a vigil in Newtown on Friday evening.
The pope "has asked me to convey his heartfelt grief and the assurance of his closeness in prayer to the victims and their families, and to all affected by the shocking event," Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he "was shocked and deeply saddened" by the incident."
"My thoughts are with the injured and those who have lost loved ones. It is heartbreaking to think of those who have had their children robbed from them at such a young age, when they had so much life ahead of them."
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sent a message to President Barack Obama in which she said she was "deeply shocked and saddened" to hear of the shootings.
"The thoughts and prayers of everyone in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth are with the families and friends of those killed and with all those who have been affected."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the massacre had brought "indescribable grief to many families just before Christmas".
There were almost no non-fatal injuries, indicating that once targeted there was little chance of escape, and that the gunman, believed to be 20-year-old Adam Lanza, was unusually accurate or methodical in his fire.
"The news is just awful. The thoughts and prayers of Canadians are with the students and families in CT affected by this senseless violence," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote on Twitter.
Even longtime foe Iran offered its condolences to the victims and families.
Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast drew parallels between the school shooting and the "children and teenagers who fall victim to armed actions... inside Gaza, the US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran or Syria," calling on Americans to mobilise against "warmongering and the massacre of innocent people anywhere."
Closer to home, Mexico's newly inaugurated president, Enrique Pena Nieto, expressed his support to the US after the deadly shooting.
"My solidarity with the American people and President @BarackObama after the tragedy this morning in Connecticut," he wrote on Twitter.
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou voiced "shock and grief" in a letter sent to Obama, saying that Taiwan will "staunchly support President Obama in taking meaningful action to prevent the recurrence of such tragedy".
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