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Annan condemns suicide attack in Israel; says nothing can justify terror

Annan condemns suicide attack in Israel; says nothing can justify terror

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the suicide attack in Israel that killed at least two people and wounded many others, saying he was "unwavering in his conviction that nothing can justify terror.

"Now and in the days ahead, it is critical that all measures be taken to ensure that such attacks do not reoccur, and that the admirable restraint recently observed be maintained so that the violence does not escalate," he added in a statement issued by his spokesman.