Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The UN Security Council on Wednesday "condemned in the strongest terms" the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem,underlining "the need to bring the perpetrators of this deplorable act to justice." "The members of the Security Council expressed profound sorrow and condemned in the strongest terms the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem on July 2," said a statement issued to the press by the 15-nation council.

The Security Council "extended their condolences and sympathies to the family of the victim of this heinous act and to the Palestinian people," said the statement.

"The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of this deplorable act to justice," the statement said. "The members also called for immediate calm."

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