Top UN Envoy Condemns "Abhorrent" Attack on Deminers in Afghanistan
24/03/2008
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan says he's both appalled and saddened by an "abhorrent" attack on a group of deminers which claimed five lives and injured seven others.
Two unknown assailants on a motorcycle opened fire Sunday on a 12-person team working for the Afghan Technical Consultants, a partner of the UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA).
The acting special envoy Bo Asplund says "deminers put their lives at risk every day to ensure the safety of Afghanistan's communities."
And he adds "it is abhorrent that anyone would target individuals working to free the people of Afghanistan from the scourge of landmines."
The attack took place in Chimtal district in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan.
This is Donn Bobb reporting.
Two unknown assailants on a motorcycle opened fire Sunday on a 12-person team working for the Afghan Technical Consultants, a partner of the UN Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA).
The acting special envoy Bo Asplund says "deminers put their lives at risk every day to ensure the safety of Afghanistan's communities."
And he adds "it is abhorrent that anyone would target individuals working to free the people of Afghanistan from the scourge of landmines."
The attack took place in Chimtal district in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan.
This is Donn Bobb reporting.
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