The 15 members of the Council, in a statement issued to the press, condemned the bus attack “in the strongest terms” and extended their condolences to the families of the victims.
Media reports say at least 14 people were killed in today’s bombing, which comes on the heels of yesterday’s attack at the central train station in Volgograd that reportedly killed 16 people and wounded 40 others.
Yesterday’s attack was also condemned by the Council as well as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
“These abhorrent and abominable attacks deliberately targeted places of mass gathering, in particular public transportation,” said the Council, which reaffirmed that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.
“The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism to justice, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.”
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US Slams Volgograd Terror Attacks, Offers Sochi Help...
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“The United States stands in solidarity with the Russian people against terrorism,” White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. “The US government has offered our full support to the Russian government in security preparations for the Sochi Olympic Games.”
A bomb explosion tore through a trolleybus in Volgograd on Monday morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring 28 in the southern Russian city’s second terrorist attack in less than 24 hours.
Authorities believe both Monday’s attack and an explosion at the Volgograd-1 railway station Sunday that killed 17 and injured more than 40 were carried out by suicide bombers.
“The United States condemns the terrorist attacks that struck the Russian city of Volgograd and sends deepest condolences to the families of the victims with hopes for the rapid healing of those wounded,” Hayden said in the statement.......http://en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20131230/186096308/US-Slams-Volgograd-Terror-Attacks-Offers-Sochi-Help.html
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