Egypt: Attacks On Egyptian Churches and Public Facilities Unacceptable - UN Chief

17 August 2013

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the attacks on churches, hospitals and public facilities in Egypt, stressing this is unacceptable, and appealed to authorities to contain violence and revive the political process immediately.

"The Secretary-General believes that preventing further loss of life should be the Egyptians' highest priority at this dangerous moment," Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement. "He urges those in the street and those in authority to use maximum restraint and shift immediately to de-escalation."

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