OMAN DENOUNCES DAHAB TERROR BOMBINGS

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KISL PTER OPRC EG MU
SUBJECT: OMAN DENOUNCES DAHAB TERROR BOMBINGS


(SBU) As Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr
al-Busaidi promised the Ambassador on April 25 (meeting
reported septel),a Foreign Ministry statement published in
the national media on April 26 called for unity amongst the
international community in fighting all types of terrorism,
and expressed the Sultanate's support of the actions "taken
by the Egyptian government to protect its security and
safety." Sultan Qaboos also sent a cable to President
Mubarak offering his sympathy to the bereaved families, and
the Egyptian people. Condemnation of the April 24 Dahab
bombings was a main headline in all the local print media.
The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" editorial on April
26 stated that "these kinds of criminal acts contradict all
religious, political and legal norms."
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