He said the killings were "an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people".
But
"freedom is more powerful than fear," said President Obama, warning
that falling prey to divisiveness in American society would play into
the hands of extremists.
He also said the US must make it harder for potential attackers to obtain guns.
Mr
Obama vowed that the US would overcome the evolving threat of
terrorism, but warned that Americans "cannot turn against one another by
letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam".
