The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned on Tuesday the terrorist attacks in Algiers, capital of Algeria.
In a presidential statement read out by Ambassador Marcello Spatafora of Italy, which holds the rotating council presidency this month, the council joined its voice with that of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who spoke out against the deadly bombings in a statement issued Tuesday.
The council underlined the need to bring to justice the "perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism," and urged all states to cooperate with the country's authorities toward this end.
"The Security Council expresses its deep sympathy and condolences to the victims of this heinous act of terrorism and their families, and to the people and the government of Algeria," the statement said.
It also expressed deep sympathy and condolences to the U.N. staff and to the secretary-general.
Council members reaffirmed their long-standing position that "terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed."
Two bombs exploded around 9:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) with one blasting close to the U.N. refugee agency building and the other near the Algerian Supreme Court building.
According to the latest statistics, the bombs killed at least five U.N. staff members and left around 10 missing.
Source: Xinhua
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