The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) opened its third session on 16 September, a senior member of the Transitional National Government (TNG) told IRIN. The opening of this session of the TNA, which was a year old last month, was attended by the TNG president and prime minister, Abdirahman Dinari, the TNG director of information, said. The parliament opened its deliberations by condemning last week's terrorist attacks in the United States, said Dinari. According to Dinari, MPs described the attacks as "inhuman and against Islamic principles". The parliament declared that it "stood in solidarity" with the people and government of the United States in these difficult times, he said. On 12 September, the interim president, Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, in a letter of condolence to President George W. Bush of the United States, said he deplored "this cowardly terrorist action", which had led to "the tragic deaths of innocent American citizens".
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