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EU Presidency Statement on the Lal Masjid Crisis
Date: 2007-07-06
The EU follows closely the crisis caused by armed extremist militants in the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) complex, in the heart of Islamabad.
The EU supports the Government of Pakistan in the defense of the rule of law and the wrist of the State against the threat posed by such armed radical groups in the context of fight against extremism.
Whilst underlining the restraint and moderation showed by the Pakistani authorities in dealing with this crisis, the EU expresses its solidarity with the people of Pakistan and the citizens of Islamabad in particular, who are victims of the violence created by the armed extremists entrenched in the Lal Masjid complex.
The EU hopes that the outcome of this violent situation does not carry more innocent victims, especially the children being used as human shields, and that the responsible will be brought to justice.
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