Sri Lanka condemns Bhutto assassination

[Friday, December 28, 2007 - 4.05 GMT]    

The Government yesterday condemned in the strongest terms the brutal attack on the life of Benazir Bhutto, a South Asian leader who successfully stood up for democracy.

The ugly head of terrorism has raised itself once again, in claiming Bhutto’s life, the Government said in a statement.

This brutal assassination, underlines the need for the absolute commitment to fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in order to make it unacceptable in civilized society.

The Government and the people of Sri Lanka express their condolences to the family of Bhutto and to the Government and the people of Pakistan in this hour of grief.

Former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was assassinated yesterday in a gun and bomb attack as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi.