Croatian Prime Minister About Salopek: We cannot confirm, but it looks horrible!

Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic told an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday that he could not confirm with one hundred percent certainty that Tomislav Salopek, a Croatian hostage held by jihadists in Egypt, had been killed, however that the situation did not look promising. "We cannot confirm with 100% certainty that it is true (that the killing has been perpetrated) and I do not know if we will be able to confirm it in the coming days either, however what we have seen does not look promising. It looks horrible," Milanovic said at the impromptu news conference he convened after a photo purporting to show Salopek's body was posted on Twitter by a user associated with the jihadist group Sinai Province. The premier said that the Croatian government would offer every aid to the family of Tomislav Salopek, who live in the eastern Croatian town of Vrpolje. Milanovic went on to say that his cabinet and other agencies and services "will not cease trying, digging as long as a glimpse of hope remains." "However, we fear that unfortunately, what happens to other countries' citizens has befallen this Croatian citizen." continue