UN GRIEVES FOR SLAIN COLLEAGUES AND CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER DEADLY ATTACKS

UN GRIEVES FOR SLAIN COLLEAGUES AND CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER DEADLY ATTACKS
New York, Apr 17 2007 12:00PM
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan today expressed grief over the killing of five of its workers in a roadside bomb blast and also for the deaths of four children and the wounding of four others in a separate explosion at a school.

"Intentional attacks on civilians are a clear violation of international humanitarian law and the UN will be pursuing full accountability for those who are behind this," said UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (<"http://www.unama-afg.org/_latestnews/2007/English/07april17-UNAMA-statement-Kandahar-herat-blasts.html">UNAMA) spokesman Adrian Edwards.

"We grieve for our lost colleagues and for the murdered and wounded children and offer our deep sympathies to their families and loved ones."

A remote-controlled explosive device was detonated this morning in the southern city of Kandahar as a UN road convoy was passing, killing an Afghan driver and four Nepalese contractors working with the world body's Office for Project Services.

Separately another explosion occurred at a school in Herat, in the west of the country, killing four children and wounding four others.
2007-04-17 00:00:00.000

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