On 15 November, the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned "the despicable terrorist attack.. that today killed 10 Jewish worshippers on their way to the Sabbath eve prayers.. [a] terrorist act against Israeli civilians" [REF].
On 16 November, the US Secretary of State Colin Powell condemned in the strongest possible terms "the shocking and reprehensible attack on Jewish worshipers.. gunned down on the way back from Sabbath prayer" [REF].