SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED AT DEATH, DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY EXPLOSION IN EGYPT

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked to learn of the death and destruction wrought by explosions in Dahab, Egypt, on 24 April.  The Secretary-General condemns this act of terror targeting innocent people.  The Secretary-General offers his sincere condolences to the injured, the families of those that have been killed and to the people and Government of Egypt.

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