US expresses solidarity with Sri Lanka in the wake of Lahore terror attack
MOD July 3rd, 2009
The United States is concerned over wider implications for Sri Lanka's security, especially in the light of the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan national cricket team in Lahore last Tuesday (3rd March 2009).The US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher made this observation in response to Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama's remark that the terror strike in Lahore was the first occasion where Sri Lankan nationals had been targetted abroad, although thousands of Sri Lankans have lost their lives due to atrocities unleashed by the LTTE within the country.
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