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 Wednesday, September 01, 2004 |
UN Security Council meets on Russian school hostage crisis
Bernard Hibbitts at 5:42 PM ET
At the instance of Russia the members of the UN Security Council held consultations late Wednesday on the hostage-taking of up to 200 school children by pro-Chechen attackers allegedly wearing suicide belts. News reports say 8 people have already been killed in the attack and subsequent standoff. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan had previously issued a statement condemning what he called "this criminal act directed against the most vulnerable members of society." UNICEF also issued a statement expressing its alarm, insisting that "children must never be used for political purposes." AP has more, and from Russia, the Moscow Times provides local coverage of the hostage-taking in English.
UPDATE: The Security Council has now formally condemned the school hostage-taking. The President of the Council has issued a statement saying, in part:The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist act involving the taking of hostages at a secondary school in the town of Beslan, the Russian Federation, on 1 September 2004, as well as other terrorist attacks committed recently against innocent civilians in Moscow and on two Russian airliners, in which many lives were claimed and people injured.
The Security Council demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages of the terrorist attack...
The Security Council urges all States, in accordance with their obligations under resolution 1373 (2001), to cooperate actively with the Russian authorities in their efforts to find and bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these terrorist acts.
The Security Council reaffirms that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, whenever and by whomsoever committed. Read the full text of the statement from the UN here. From Russia, MosNews.com has more in English.
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