51. ANC and Inkatha officials condemned the killings Wednesday, with the ANC promising a full investigation. 52. Arafat condemned the killings after a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson. 53. Arnaldo Otegi, spokesman for Euskal Herritarrok, urged renewed talks between the government and ETA but stopped short of condemning the killing. 54. Artists and intellectuals grouped in the Utan Kayu Community, led by senior journalist Goenawan Mohamad, also condemned the killings and called for a week of national mourning. 55. Arben Xhaferi, a key ethnic Albanian politician condemned the killings, but suggested foot-dragging by Macedonian hard-liners was partially responsible. 56. Argentine journalists condemned the killing as evidence of an increasing threat against freedom of the press. 57. At ceremonies last week commemorating the fifth anniversary of the genocide, President Pasteur Bizimungu called on Rwanda to unite in condemning the killings. 58. Both sides condemned the killings, which came during an unofficial cease-fire. 59. Both Pakistan and the rebels denied responsibility and condemned the killings. 60. Britain on Friday condemned the killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, but urged Iran to seek a peaceful settlement to the conflict. |