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India condemns murder
By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB. 22. India today condemned the murder of Daniel Pearl and asserted that his killing illustrated that ``forces of terror'' continued to operate from Pakistani soil.

Nirupama Rao, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said to a question that the terrorists who were operating from Pakistan and indulging in ``mindless violence'' had ``received support and safe havens''. Pakistan needed to do much more to root out terrorism from its territory. India's concerns on cross-border terrorism were still unaddressed.

Pearl's death, she said, ``is a tragedy'' and ``a crime and an act of terror that we wholeheartedly condemn.'' India, was ``deeply saddened'' on account of the ``brutal and senseless murder''.

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