Secretary General condemns LTTE attack on DPLs
[Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 6.30 GMT]     

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack on diplomats by the LTTE which injured senior aid officials, including one from the United Nations.

Mr. Ban's statement came in reaction to the shelling by the LTTE of an airstrip in the eastern town of Batticaloa yesterday ( Feb 27), where 12 people, including the Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, the UN Resident Coordinator and other members of a high-ranking international delegation taking part in a humanitarian assessment mission, were injured.

According to a statement released by the spokesperson to the Secretary General, in his condemnation has said: "The attack was in total disregard for the lives of civilians, humanitarian workers, Government officials, and the international community".

The statement adds that, "The Secretary-General urges the parties to the conflict to end the destructive spiral of violence and calls on them to make every effort to return to the peace process as soon as possible," the
spokesperson said.

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Last Updated Date: February 28, 2007 - 6.30 GMT