Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Libya Car Bomb Attack That Left 3 United Nations Staff Dead, 3 Others among Wounded

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the car bomb attack today in Benghazi, Libya.  Three United Nations colleagues were killed in the bombing and three others are among the injured.

The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wishes a swift recovery to all the injured.  He calls on the Libyan authorities to spare no effort in identifying and swiftly bringing to justice the perpetrators of this attack.

The Secretary-General calls on all parties to respect the humanitarian truce during Eid al Adha and return to the negotiating table to pursue the peaceful future the people of Libya deserve.