SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY ISTANBUL BOMBINGS
Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the latest terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on the British Consulate and the HSBC headquarters.� He sends his deepest condolences to the Governments and peoples of Turkey and the United Kingdom, and especially to the families of the victims. �He also expresses his deep sympathy to those injured in these latest acts of callous brutality.� He hopes that the perpetrators will be swiftly identified and brought to justice.
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