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UN Security Council condemns UNITA attack

    JOHANNESBURG

    The UN Security Council has “strongly” condemned a UNITA attack on a civilian train on 10 August in which more than 200 people were killed, President of the Security Council, Alfonso Valdivieso, said in a statement on Thursday. The attack took place near the town of Maria Teresa about 150 km southeast of the capital Luanda.

    “As in previous attacks, such as Caxito, UNITA personnel deliberately targeted civilians. Members call on the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to the large number of Angolans who are fleeing from those attacks,” the statement said. “Members reiterated their call on UNITA to implement immediately and fully its commitments under the 1994 Lusaka Protocol and to engage seriously in the search for peace.”

    The statement said the Council remained committed to a peaceful resolution to Angola’s civil war based on the Lusaka Protocol and the relevant Security Council resolutions. “Members of the Council reiterate their support for the preparations under way for holding elections in 2002 in Angola and state that such actions by UNITA should not be allowed to stymie those efforts,” it added.

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