SG/SM/10418
13 April 2006
Secretary-General Strongly Condemns "Vicious Suicide Attack" in Karachi, Pakistan
NEW YORK, 12 April (UN Headquarters) -- The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the vicious suicide attack carried out yesterday at a Muslim prayer service in Karachi, Pakistan. There can be no justification of any kind for such violence against civilians.
The Secretary-General sends his deepest sympathy to the Government and people of Pakistan and to the families of the dozens of people reported killed and injured in this brutal attack.
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