E/CN.4/1997/71 page 23 President of the Austrian National Assembly and numerous Austrian politicians and other leading figures. The whole of Austria expressed its solidarity with the families of the murdered men and the Romany ethnic group itself. Internationally, the Secretary-General of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly condemned the murders on 16 February 1995 at the fifty-first session of the Commission on Human Rights at Geneva. The first anniversary of the Oberwart attack was commemorated in several ceremonies in Austria with public homage to the memory of the victims. The “congress of Oberwart Ethnic Groups” met from 2-4 February 1996 and discussed the specific concerns of the Romanies. 73. The Austrian police have set up a group of experts in the anti-terrorist service of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, which is chiefly concerned with investigating the bombings in Austria since 1993. 74. The Oberwart and Stinatz incidents have been given priority. Extra staff have been assigned to other units of the Federal Ministry of the Interior which are also taking part in the investigations. In order to shed light on possible links with other countries, the police have intensified their cooperation with their counterparts in neighbouring States. 75. Despite the wealth of information provided by the general public, it is proving difficult to identify the person or persons responsible for the attacks because they were apparently not previously known for their extremist activities. The name of the “Baiuvarian Liberation Army”, which is linked to all the letter-bomb attacks, has so far not led to any specific person or group of persons. Nevertheless, the police investigations have led to a series of highly significant discoveries for the pursuit of the investigations. 76. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has offered a S10 million reward (approximately US$ 1 million) for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for the Oberwart and Stinatz bombings and the other letter-bomb attacks. The city of Vienna itself has offered a S200,000 reward (approximately US$ 20,000) for any information that helps to identify the perpetrators of the letter-bomb attacks. 4. Special Rapporteur's observations 77. The Special Rapporteur commends the extensive mobilization of the Austrian Government and public opinion against these horrible racially and xenophobically-motivated attacks. He hopes that the Government will continue its investigations until the incidents have been fully elucidated and justice done. D. 1. Canada Communications dated 12 February 1996 78. According to reports sent to the Special Rapporteur, “Quebec's population has split after the referendum on sovereignty on 30 October 1995"