Secretary-General Condemns Attack against Police Academy in Yemen

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

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the attack against the police academy in Sana'a today.  He expresses his condolences to the victims' families and wishes a swift recovery to all those wounded.  The perpetrators and those who planned for this attack must be brought to justice.

The Secretary-General reiterates his previous calls to all Yemenis to work together to fight terrorism, and to bring security and stability to Yemen.