At least 37 people, mostly UN staff members, were killed in twin suicide bombings that took place at the UN offices and government buildings in Algeria on Tuesday. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement that “This was an attack not only against the United Nations, not only against Algerians, but against humankind itself.” Even though Ban also said that he plans on ensuring security for UN staffers around the world, there seem to be very few leads on the attackers, as Algerian officials already released two men they thought were involved in the planning, an do not seem to know where to turn next. Even Israel’s ambassador was involved in the burial for the victims on Friday, despite the unfriendly relationship between the two countries, and issued a statement saying “I think that one of the most horrendous elements of terrorism, and which I’m not sure the Arab and Muslim world has fully awakened to, is the fact that not only are most terrorists Muslim, but the vast majority of victims are Muslim.”
December 16, 2007...6:07 pm
Algerians Mourn Those Killed in Bombings (Eve)
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