PRESIDENT S R Nathan and his wife attended the wake of slain Singaporean lawyer Lo Hwei Yen late on Tuesday afternoon.

They arrived at about 5.10pm to pay their respects to the 28-year-old, who was killed at the Mumbai Oberoi Hotel which was seized by gun-toting terrorists last Wednesday.

The lawyer had earlier given a talk at a seminar before the terror attack.

Soon after Mr Nathan arrived, Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan also came to offer his condolences to Ms Lo's husband and family members.

Throughout the day, more friends and members of the public continued to trickle in.

Separately, a statement released jointly by nine leading Muslim groups on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

In extending condolences to Ms Lo's family and that of other victims, the statement said 'such heinous actions contravene Islam's strong prohibition against harming or killing innocent people'.

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