Iran condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi denounced a massive terrorist attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as a result of which tens of innocent people, including women and children, were killed.

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13 November 2016

According to IRNA, at least 47 people were killed and over 110 others wounded in the bomb blast that hit Shah Noorani shrine in Lasbela district, some 100 kilometers north of the port city of Karachi, on Saturday evening.

'Collective efforts and resolve are essential to uproot terrorism in the region,' Qasemi said.

He also extended his condolences to the Pakistani government and nation as well as the families of the victims of the terrorist crime.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif denounced the bomb attack and called on authorities to speed up the rescue operation.

Reports said that some 500 people were in the shrine when the bomb went off.

The Daesh (ISIS terrorist group) claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.