Secretary-General condemns in strongest terms bomb attack in northern iraq

The following statement was issued Sunday, 8 July, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is appalled by the bomb attack on a busy marketplace in Amirli, in northern Iraq, which left 130 people killed and over 240 wounded, many of them seriously.

He condemns in the strongest terms such heinous acts which target innocent civilians.  He extends his condolences to the families of the victims and expresses his hope that the wounded will recover soon.

The Secretary-General once again urges 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.

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