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The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its shock and outrage at the news of the attack perpetrated today in the Abdul Rab Akhundzada mosque in Kandahar. While the number of casualties is not yet fully known, this already qualifies as one of the deadliest assaults against civilians in Afghanistan in several years. The gravity of the incident is further compounded by the fact that it took place in a mosque during the memorial service for Maulawi Abdullah Fayaz, assassinated two days ago.

UNAMA condemns this odious act in the strongest terms.

It expresses its solidarity with the religious community and the people of Kandahar, who have been so ruthlessly targeted, and its sympathy to the wounded and the relatives of those killed in the incident. It also expresses its conviction that the people of Afghanistan will see in this brutal attack further reason to rally against all forms of violence and their perpetrators.

Kabul, 01 June 2005




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		Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan on the Attack Perpetrated in the Abdul Rab Akhundzada Mosque in Kandaharn
		The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its shock and outrage at the news of the attack perpetrated today in the Abdul Rab Akhundzada mosque in Kandahar. While the number of casualties is not yet fully known, this already qualifies as one of the deadliest assaults against civilians in Afghanistan in several years. The gravity of the incident is further compounded by the fact that it took place in a mosque during the memorial service for Maulawi Abdullah Fayaz, assassinated two days ago. UNAMA condemns this odious act in the strongest terms. It expresses its solidarity with the religious community and the people of Kandahar, who have been so ruthlessly targeted, and its sympathy to the wounded and the relatives of those killed in the incident. It also expresses its conviction that the people of Afghanistan will see in this brutal attack further reason to rally against all forms of violence and their perpetrators. Kabul, 01 June 2005 _______________


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