Obama tells Texas blast victims they are not forgotten

20 April AFP

US President Barack Obama told victims of the huge blast at a Texas fertilizer plant they were not forgotten, despite the national focus on the aftermath of the Boston bombings.

"We've also seen a tight-knit community in Texas devastated by a terrible explosion," Obama said in a televised statement after the second suspect in the bombings was captured in a suburb of Boston."I want them to know that they are not forgotten.

Our thoughts, our prayers are with the people of West, Texas, where so many good people lost their lives, some lost their homes, many are injured, many still missing." Authorities have recovered 12 bodies and 60 people are still missing in Texas, following the blast at the plant on Wednesday.