Press Release
The SRSG strongly condemns the assassination of an Iraqi dignitary
19 January 2009
Baghdad, 19 January 2009 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Staffan de Mistura expresses his deep sorrow and regret following the assassination in a suicide bomb attack of Sheikh Hassan Zaidan al-Luhaibi, deputy head of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue in his guest house in Al-Gayara town, south of Mosul.
“To carry a bomb into the guest house of an Iraqi dignitary and to detonate it, killing him and two of his relatives is an appalling act that deserves the strongest condemnation”, the SRSG said, calling the Iraqi authorities at this crucial juncture to guarantee the conditions for a safe and democratic electoral campaign.
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