Rome  - Pope Francis said Saturday he was “upset and pained” by the Islamist terrorist attacks that killed 129 people in Paris, saying they were “a piece” of a third world war.

 “This is one piece, there are no justifications for such things,” the pontiff said, “This is not human.”

 “For this we are all close to France and I wish them well very much,” the pope added.

 “I am upset and pained. I don’t understand but these things are difficult to understand, done by human beings. For this I am disturbed, pained and I pray. I am near to the families of the victims and I pray for all of them,” Francis said.