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Press Release
SG/SM/7335

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OVER REPORTED MASSACRE ON INDIAN SIDE OF LINE OF CONTROL IN KASHMIR

21 March 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7335


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OVER REPORTED MASSACRE ON INDIAN SIDE OF LINE OF CONTROL IN KASHMIR

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

The Secretary-General expresses his outrage over the reported massacre of 36 Sikhs in a village on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Kashmir. He extends his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

The Secretary-General reiterates his condemnation of all acts of terrorism from whatever quarter. The Secretary-General believed that this most recent terrorist incident in Kashmir is a reminder of the need for a political solution to this long-standing dispute.

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