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SG/SM/7085

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT ON RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA

2 August 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7085


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT ON RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA

19990802 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked to hear of this morning's tragic railway accident in India. He deeply regrets the heavy loss of life, and shares the grief of the many afflicted families.

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