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UN chief slams 'heinous' Bhutto slaying
AFP | HT Correspondent, United Nations
Updated on: Dec 27, 2007 10:09 pm IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemns the assassination of Benazir and says it is a "heinous crime" and "an assault on stability" in her country.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as a "heinous crime" and "an assault on stability" in her country.
"I strongly condemn this heinous crime and call for the perpetrators to be brought to justice as soon as possible," the secretary general said in a statement.
Saying he was "shocked and outraged," he added that "this represents an assault on stability in Pakistan and its democratic processes."
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