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Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Algeria

19 January 2013
Members of the Security Council have strongly condemned this week's terrorist attack at the gas facility in Amenas, Algeria, that resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) addresses Security Council meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar of Pakistan.
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End conditions that feed terrorism, Ban tells Security Council at day-long debate

15 January 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a focus on conditions that feed terrorism as part of a comprehensive strategy against the scourge, as he opened a debate in the Security Council that expected some 50 speakers, including several high-level national officials.