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May 14, 2008
Global
Condemnation of Jaipur Bombings
New Delhi
The serial bombings in Jaipur Tuesday evening that claimed 63 lives
have evoked global condemnation and calls Wednesday for a concerted
and unified fight against terrorism.
Leading the chorus of global condemnation, the United States said it
stands by the government and people of India in their ongoing fight
to eliminate the scourge of terrorism.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said there was no
justification for the murder of innocent people.
Expressing solidarity with India in the common fight against
terrorism, Britain said it will continue to stand with the
government and people of India against terrorism in all its
manifestations.
“Bombings in Jaipur have shown again the horrific destruction which
terrorism brings,” British Foreign Minister David Miliband said.
Neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, condemning the
Jaipur blasts, expressed sympathy with the bereaved families.
In separate messages to their Indian counterparts, Pakistan's
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
condemned the blasts and sympathised with the Indian people.
Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, said
the bomb explosions in Jaipur were "a mindless and shameful act that
deserves condemnation in the strongest terms".
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, terming the blasts as "an act of
terrorism", said the people of Afghanistan, who have suffered from
terrorism over the past several years, shared “the pain and sadness
of the people of India".
Israel, a country that has suffered much at the hands of unbridled
terror, called upon the international community to wage a united
fight against terrorism.
“Terrorist acts can never be justified under any circumstances and
it is incumbent on the civilised international community to act in a
concerted and unified manner to stamp out the scourge of terror
whenever it rears its head,” the Isreali embassy in New Delhi said
in a statement condemning the attack.
Both Canada and Australia, condemning the terror attacks, reiterated
their shared commitment to fighting terrorism.
“Canada and India have a shared commitment to freedom, democracy,
human rights and the rule of law. Among our mutual priorities is
close cooperation to fight terrorism,” Canada's Foreign Minister
Maxime Bernier said.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said
it was a "reprehensible act, for which there can be no
justification... The attack on a democratic, tolerant, open society
is repugnant… Australia hopes the perpetrators are brought to
justice quickly".
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) extended its support to India in its
fight against terrorism. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin
Zayed Al Nahyan also conveyed his country's and the people's
sympathies with those injured in the bomb attacks in Jaipur.
May 14, 2008
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