Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Suicide Attack in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

August 20, 2011
Japanese

Japan is shocked and outraged by the many deaths and injuries caused by the suicide bomb attack on Friday, August 19 in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Japan mourns the victims and expresses its condolences to the bereaved families. Japan also offers its sympathy to those wounded in the attacks.
Japan firmly condemns such act of terrorism as inexcusable. Japan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed for whatever purposes, and strongly reiterates that no act of terrorism can be justified.
Japan hopes that the people of Pakistan will recover quickly from this ordeal, and intends to support efforts by the Government of Pakistan to combat terrorism in cooperation with the international community.

(*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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