New York/Tel Aviv

21 November 2012

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the attack in Tel Aviv, Israel

The Secretary-General was shocked at the news of the terror attack on a bus today in the centre of Tel Aviv.  He condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms.  There are no circumstances that justify the targeting of civilians.  The Secretary-General is saddened and expresses his sympathy to those injured in the blast.