Obama: It’s A Murderous Act

Guardian

27 August 2011

Obama: It’s A Murderous Act

UNITED States (US) President, Barack Obama, has condemned the bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, saying that “the lasting bond” between the American people and Nigerians would only emerge stronger in the wake of the attack, which he described as a “murderous act.”

In a release by the White House after the attack yesterday, Obama said: “I strongly condemn today’s horrific and cowardly attack on the United Nations headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria, which killed and wounded many innocent civilians from Nigeria and around the world.”

Extending his “deepest sympathies” and that of the American people to the victims and their families, colleagues, and friends, Obama said Americans would keep them “in our thoughts and prayers.”

Commending the determination of UN staff, he said: “The people who serve the United Nations do so with a simple purpose: to try to improve the lives of their neighbours and promote the values on which the UN was founded — dignity, freedom, security, and peace.”