SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MURDER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS NEAR HEBRON
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the deaths of two members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) who were killed yesterday near the town of Hebron in the West Bank. The two international observers from Switzerland and Turkey were serving the cause of peace in the Middle East. Their untimely deaths underline the urgency of reaching a durable ceasefire and moving towards a political solution.
The Secretary-General condemns this act of violence in the strongest possible terms. He extends his heartfelt condolences to the Governments of Switzerland and Turkey and to the families of the victims of this attack.
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Document symbol: SG/SM/8175
Document Type: French text, Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Country: Switzerland, Türkiye
Subject: Casualties, Hebron, Incidents, International presence, Intifadah II, Negotiations and agreements
Publication Date: 27/03/2002
Document Type: French text, Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Country: Switzerland, Türkiye
Subject: Casualties, Hebron, Incidents, International presence, Intifadah II, Negotiations and agreements
Publication Date: 27/03/2002