Annan underlines need to deny terrorists safe havens

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan underlined the need for nations to deny safe havens and logistical support to terrorists in comments he made ahead of a key policy speech he is to deliver today before a world summit on terrorism.

Annan’s address is expected to be the highlight of the four-day session, which was timed to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Madrid train bombings. The attack, believed to have been carried out by Islamic extremists, killed 191 people and injured more than 1,500.