31.   The SSP staged a meeting Friday to condemn the murder of its city president Qari Saeedur Rehman and seven others during prayers in the Akbar mosque on Wednesday.

32.   They also condemned the murder of five bishops in Rwanda and Burundi.

33.   Union leaders, who are bitterly opposed to the proposed labour reforms promoted by Biagi, joined politicians from across the political spectrum in condemning his murder.

34.   Washington also condemned the murder.

35.   Local tribal chiefs have condemned the murder and supported the government action, officials said.

36.   Leaders in the former Dutch Latin American possession Surinam, from which many immigrants hail, on Monday condemned the murder.

37.   Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised countries, meeting in Italy on Sunday, condemned the murder of the Italians and Russia called for political dialogue in Algeria.

38.   Leaders of the Group of Seven insudtrialised countries meeting in Italy on Sunday condemned the murder of the Italians and Russia called for political dialogue in Algeria.

39.   Meanwhile, Sinn Fein has come under increasing pressure to condemn the murder.

40.   Meziane condemned the murder earlier Saturday of the Algerian soccer federation president, Rachid Haraigue, who was shot outside his Algiers home and died soon afterwards in hospital.