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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York |
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN AT VIOLENCE IN WEST BANK, GAZA;
CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THOSE KIDNAPPED
The following statement was issued today simultaneously in Cape Town and New York by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned at today’s violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in which several people, including Palestinian police officers, have been killed, and a number of international personnel have been kidnapped. He calls for an immediate end to the violence, respect for civilian lives, and urgent steps to restore calm. The Secretary-General also calls for the immediate release of those who have been kidnapped and full respect of the safety of international personnel on the ground.
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For information media • not an official record
Document Type: French text, Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees
Publication Date: 14/03/2006