Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja stated that "terrorism is to be condemned always and everywhere."
Brownlee's comments were debated in Finnish media with Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja stating that Finland would not take any action as the comments were clearly a device for internal politics rather than an attack on Finland.
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