Bildt condemns Jerusalem shootings
Peter Vinthagen Simpson - [email protected]
Published: 8 Mar, 2008 CET.
Updated: Sat 8 Mar 2008 08:55 CET
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has condemned the shootings in Jerusalem which caused the deaths of eight students.
In a foreign ministry press release Bildt said:
"The fatal shootings in Jerusalem are an unacceptable terrorist attack and I condemn them in as strong terms as they have been condemned by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and others."
Bildt warned that the attack by a Palestinian gunman at a religious college in Jerusalem on Thursday could have consequences.
"Terrorist attacks targeted at innocent civilians can never be accepted. There is a risk that this attack will lead to a further escalation of violence."
Bildt underlined the importance of continuing the peace process, which is at a sensitive stage after recent events in Gaza.
"The only way we can escape from this escalation is to make progress in the peace negotiations."
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In a foreign ministry press release Bildt said:
"The fatal shootings in Jerusalem are an unacceptable terrorist attack and I condemn them in as strong terms as they have been condemned by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and others."
Bildt warned that the attack by a Palestinian gunman at a religious college in Jerusalem on Thursday could have consequences.
"Terrorist attacks targeted at innocent civilians can never be accepted. There is a risk that this attack will lead to a further escalation of violence."
Bildt underlined the importance of continuing the peace process, which is at a sensitive stage after recent events in Gaza.
"The only way we can escape from this escalation is to make progress in the peace negotiations."
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