United States Condemns Suicide Bombing in Sri Lanka
In a statement issued by the State Department of the
United States its spokesman Sean McCormak said that the United States
condemns the brutal suicide attack by the LTTE targeting unarmed naval
personnel on yesterday. (Monday the 16th of October)
LTTE terrorists rammed the naval convoy at Digampatana
on Dambulla-Habarana main road with an explosive laden vehicle around
1.30p.m yesterday.
The death toll of the attack has risen to 95 and the
total number of injured personnel as being recorded by the hospitals is
116.
The following is the full text of the statement:
Press Statement
Sean McCormack,Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 16, 2006
United States Condemns Suicide Bombing in Sri Lanka
The United States condemns today's suicide attack near
Habarana, Sri Lanka that killed more than 90 civilians and members of
the Sri Lankan Navy. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of
the victims.
Though there have been no claims of responsibility,
this attack is in keeping with the tactics of the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam, a group long designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization
by the Department of State. As we and others in the international
community have made clear, the LTTE must renounce the use of terror.
Only through the cessation of violence, a renewed commitment to peace
talks, and constructive engagement by both sides can a political
solution to this conflict be achieved. |
