OMAN DENOUNCES DAHAB TERROR BOMBINGS

UNCLAS MUSCAT 000670 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARPI AND NEA/RA 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." GRAPPO