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Secretary-General condemns terrorist attack in Somalia

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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics

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United Nations, New York, 3 December 2009  -The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, Norway and the United States issued a joint statement in Nairobi today. They all condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly suicide bombing carried out which killed Transitional Federal Government officials, students, journalists and other civilians in Mogadishu. 
The horrific attack is another demonstration of the extremists' complete disregard for human life, the statement says.
The Secretary-General condemns today's suicide attack at a graduation ceremony of medical students in Mogadishu.  Reports indicate that at least fifteen Somalis have lost their lives, among them three cabinet ministers of the Transitional Federal Government, graduating students and journalists reporting on what should have been an event filled with hope for Somalia.  Another government minister has been severely wounded in this attack.  The Secretary-General sends his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims as well as to the government and the people of Somalia.  
This attack could only strengthen the determination of the Somali government and people and their partners to persist in their efforts to fight terrorism. It underlines how urgent it has become for the international community to accelerate its delivery of pledged support to Somali security institutions as well as to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

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