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Press Release
SG/SM/7501

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES OVERNIGHT MASSACRES IN KASHMIR; CALLS FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT TO PREVENT FURTHER ESCALATION

2 August 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7501


SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES OVERNIGHT MASSACRES IN KASHMIR; CALLS FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT TO PREVENT FURTHER ESCALATION

20000802

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

The Secretary-General has learned with great dismay about the series of overnight massacres in Kashmir in which reportedly 93 people, mostly Hindu pilgrims and other civilians, have been killed. He strongly deplores this violence and calls for maximum restraint to prevent any further escalation. He reiterates his call for an end to terrorist attacks wherever they may occur.

The Secretary-General once again urges India and Pakistan to find an early political solution to the Kashmir problem.

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