BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Governments and international organizations from around the world Thursday condemned the series of train bombings in the Spanish capital Madrid, in which more than 190 rush-hour commuters were killed and about 1,400 others wounded.

    Hours after the bombings, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the attacks "in the strongest terms" and called on countries to cooperate in the effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the deadly bombings, saying, "It is indeed with profound shock and indignation that I learned about the terrorist attack in Madrid today." He called for a swift capture of the perpetrators.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin described the deadly train bombings as "barbarism." A Kremlin statement quoted Putin as saying in a condolence note sent to King Juan Carlos I that "I was grieved and outraged by the news of the March 11, 2004, terror attacks in Madrid."

    Croatian President Stjepan Mesic condemned the bomb attacks, calling for international cooperation to fight terrorism.

    Leaders from countries in the Middle East strongly condemned the terror blasts earlier in the day.

    Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa described in a statement the blasts as "terrorist acts aimed at killing civilians," saying he was "shocked" by the attacks and sent his condolences to the families of the victims.

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in a condolence message to the Spanish king, said his country condemns all forms of violence and terrorism.

    Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent a condolence message to the Spanish king and expressed deep sorrow over the death of somany people in the bomb attacks.

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad also condemned the deadly train bombings in Madrid as "criminal and terrorist acts." "We felt profound pain on learning of the criminal acts carried out attrain stations in Madrid, which killed dozens of people," said Assad in a message to King Carlos.

    United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan condemned the bombings as a "shocking crime." In a condolence message to the Spanish king, Sheikh Zayed said the UAE "strongly denounces such brutal crimes and condemns them in the strongest of words."

    Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa was quoted by the official BNA news agency as affirming his country's condemnation of "such criminal acts which targeted innocent people." He also expressed his "condolences and deep sympathy" for the victims.

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah also sent a message to the Spanish king and "expressed his condolences and those of the Kuwaiti people."

    Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri said in an official statement that the Madrid terror acts were meant to create a stateof panic in the international community by killing the biggest possible number of innocent people. Such criminal acts require immediate moves from all countries in the world to fight terrorism,he added.

    Meanwhile, Demetris Christofias, speaker of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, also said in a message of condolences that "those who have committed this mass murder should not be called human beings."

    The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that "the people of Cyprus strongly condemn such brutal acts of violence and remain committed, together with the rest of the international community, to the fight against terrorism of all kinds."

    Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis sent a message of condolences to his Spanish counterpart, Jose Maria Aznar, over what he called the murder of innocent citizens during the terrorist attacks on Madrid's rail network.

    President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Chilean Senator Sergio Paez condemned the train blasts on behalf of his organization.

    "Terrorism poses the main threat to democracy and the system of liberties," Paez said in Chile's capital Santiago. He also said a nation under rule of law must have legal instruments to defend the population from terror violence and to act with strength and firmness in face of perpetrators of violence.

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf condemned the explosions, saying, "I was shocked on hearing about the explosions in three trains in Madrid today in which there had been a large number of casualties."

    Serbia-Montenegro's President Svetozar Marovic and Serbian Premier Vojislav Kostunica sent condolences to their Spanish counterparts and condemned the bomb attacks in Madrid.

    The Singapore Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the island state was shocked and saddened by the horrific news and strongly condemned such acts of calculated terror and violence.

    The Swiss government said in a statement that it was deeply shocked by Thursday's train bombings and President Joseph Deiss has expressed the government's condolences to the Spanish king andPrime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.

    The Romanian government said in a statement, "At these difficult moments, we voice our solidarity with the Spanish peopleand send condolences for the heavy human losses. We express our conviction that the measures the Spanish government will take willlead to tracking down and punishment of those who masterminded andcarried out this barbaric act."

    Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Albania, Macedonia, Slovakia,the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia also condemned the bombings in Spain. Enditem