Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Attack on the US Embassy in Yemen

September 18, 2008

The Government of Japan is deeply shocked and greatly angered by the attack on the U.S. Embassy in San’a, Yemen, by an armed group using car bombs and other weapons, killing and injuring many people. The Government of Japan expresses its deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the victims and their bereaved families, and to the many people who were injured by this attack.
Terrorism cannot be justified for any reason, and the Government of Japan firmly condemns such heinous act of terrorism that victimizes many innocent people.

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