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Security Council urges States to help Egypt find perpetrators of terror blasts

Security Council urges States to help Egypt find perpetrators of terror blasts

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Condemning the terrorist attacks which rocked Dahab, Egypt, on Monday, the United Nations Security Council today urged all countries to help the Cairo authorities bring those responsible to justice.

In a formal statement read out by the Council's April President, Wang Guangya of China, the 15-member body condemned the series of blasts “in the strongest terms” while stressing the need “to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these intolerable acts to justice.”

The Council urged all States to cooperate with and provide assistance to the Egyptian Government toward this end.

Ambassador Wang reaffirmed the Council’s longstanding 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.”

Given the need to fight threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, he reiterated the Council’s determination “to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations.”