BANJUL, Sept 11 (AFP) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declared Wednesday a public holiday to commemorate the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. In a message broadcast on radio and television late Tuesday, Jammeh condemned those who used religion as a pretext to carry out acts of violence. "Mankind must stand up and act against all acts of violence, be it terror or war, as violence or war will not serve any good," Jammeh said. "We must get rid of hate in our hearts and share what we have with humanity... to come together as one family." The entire world had been affected by the attacks on New York and Washington, the Gambian leader said, recalling that two Gambians had died at the World Trade Centre. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~