BAN KI-MOON CONDEMNS ATTACK THAT KILLED 130 PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRAQ

BAN KI-MOON CONDEMNS ATTACK THAT KILLED 130 PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRAQ
New York, Jul 8 2007 11:00PM
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned "in the strongest terms" the bomb attack which killed and wounded hundreds of Iraqis in the north, and urged the country's leaders to work for peace.

A spokesperson for Mr. Ban issued a statement saying he was "appalled" by the bomb attack on a busy marketplace in Amirli, where 130 people were killed and over 240 wounded, many of them seriously.

"He condemns in the strongest terms such heinous acts which target innocent civilians," the spokesperson said.

The Secretary-General repeated his call for all Iraqi leaders "to work together to bring the violence to a halt and engage in a real political dialogue in the hopes of building a peaceful and stable Iraq."

2007-07-08 00:00:00.000

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