Secretary-General Strongly Condemns as ‘Reprehensible and Criminal’

 

Terrorist Attacks on Kenyan Churches that Killed 17

 

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out yesterday on two churches in the Kenyan town of Garissa, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people and wounded many more.  These attacks, which deliberately targeted places of worship, are reprehensible and criminal.

No cause can justify the indiscriminate targeting of civilians.  The perpetrators of these attacks, and of other recent terrorist acts in Kenya, must be held to account.

The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Kenya.

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