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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Bomb Attack on West Jerusalem Bus Stop

23 March 2011
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Bomb Attack on West Jerusalem Bus Stop


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:


The Secretary-General strongly condemns a bomb attack today adjacent to a bus stop in West Jerusalem, which has reportedly killed one woman and injured over 30 Israeli civilians, some of them seriously.  Such attacks are unacceptable.  The Secretary-General is deeply concerned and calls for an immediate cessation of acts of terrorism and violence against civilians in order to prevent further escalation and loss of life.


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