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STORY: UN / MANCHESTER TERRORIST ATTACK
TRT: 1:06
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 MAY 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1 Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
23 MAY 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
2. Wide shot, spokesperson walking to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“We issued a statement earlier today on n the terrorist attack in Manchester last night in which the Secretary-General strongly condemns the horrific terrorist attack in Manchester last night. The Secretary General expresses his profound sympathy and solidarity with the people and Government of the United Kingdom.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“Earlier today the Secretary-General was in touch and spoke to the UK Permanent Representative Matthew Rycroft, and he will also be writing to the Prime Minister Theresa May and the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to express his condolences. For its part, the Security Council honored the victims of the attack this morning by having a moment of silence.”
6. Various shots, Security Council member having a moment of silence
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned yesterday’s horrific terrorist attack targeting crowd gathering for a concert in Manchester, the United Kingdom.
According to media reports, a suicide bombing killed at least 22 people and injured many at Manchester Arena, at the end of a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
In a statement read today (23 May) by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the Secretary-General conveyed “his profound sympathy and solidarity with the people and Government of the United Kingdom” and “his condolences to the families and friends of those killed, and wishes the injured an early and full recovery.”
“The Secretary-General hopes that those who are responsible for this despicable attack will be swiftly found and bought to justice,” the statement added.
Dujarric also said that earlier today the Secretary-General was in touch and spoke to the UK Permanent Representative Matthew Rycroft, and he will also be writing to the Prime Minister Theresa May and the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to express his condolences.
For its part, the Security Council honored the victims of the attack this morning by having a moment of silence.
