"I am totally horrified by this action, and I condemn it without any equivocation whatsoever." -- Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army

"I can barely express the sense of grief I feel for the victims of this appalling, evil act of savagery.... Our other emotion has got to be not simply one of outrage at the evil of it and total determination to bring the perpetrators of it to justice, but an equal determination that these people will not win." -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair

"This appalling act was carried out by those opposed to the peace process. It is designed to wreck the process, and everyone should work to ensure the peace process continues." -- Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein's deputy leader

"Make no mistake about it -- this bomb would not have been made or detonated if Sinn Fein/IRA had handed over its explosives and weapons... Sinn Fein cannot escape its responsibility in this bloody atrocity." -- David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland

"We'll use whatever resources we have to crush these people." -- Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern

"[It] was a barbaric act intended to wreck Northern Ireland's aspirations for peace and reconciliation. On behalf of every American, I condemn this butchery and hope that the culprits will be brought to justice quickly." -- U.S. President Bill Clinton