The president of the Republic of Somaliland has sent a message of condolence on behalf of the government and the people of Somaliland to the Addis Ababa-based British envoy for the family of the (murdered British couple), SOS (Austrian agency assisting school headed by slain Briton Richard Eyeington) and the British government.

The president said the government was very sad about the matter and promised to use all its resources to nab those responsible for the barbaric act and arraign them in court.

BBC Monitoring International Reports, October 21, 2003/Source: Radio Hargeysa in Somali 1700 gmt 21 Oct 03 ) BBC Monitoring