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For Immediate Release
PRESS RELEASE 011/2008
Nairobi, 21 April 2008 (UNPOS) - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has condemned as “senseless” the most recent outbreak of violence in Mogadishu saying that once again it is the innocent who are the victims. He warned that the fighting, which is the worst in months, would only make reconciliation and reconstruction more difficult.
“It is unjustifiable for such violence to erupt particularly when both the Transitional Federal Government and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia have courageously expressed their willingness to talk about peace and reconciliation,” he said.
“I once again appeal to everyone to accelerate efforts to restore stability and unity and stop the violence which is bringing only misery and destruction to the people of Somalia.”
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