Tehran, YJC. The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a terrorist bombing in Pakistan which killed and injured scores of Friday prayer worshippers.
Condoling the bereaved families, Foreign Ministry
Spokesperson Marzieh Afkham on Saturday pinpointed the importance of unity in
the Muslim world.
Over 60 people were killed and 50 injured in a bomb attack
on a Shia mosque and religious center in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh.
Sources maintained the attack occurred when people were
performing Friday prayers in the town of Shikarpur, around 470 kilometers (300
miles) north of the port city of Karachi.
The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman underscored that the
terrorist act is against Islam's religious teachings and human values.
Underlining the need for confronting extremism and terrorist
currents, she call on regional countries to cooperate in combating extremism
and terrorism and safeguarding unity among Muslims.
A number of victims are still trapped under debris, after
the roof of the mosque collapsed due to the intensive blast.
Jundullah terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack,
but pro-Taliban militants usually take responsibility for similar attacks in
the country.
This is also the last of deadly incidents in a wave of
violence against the Shia Muslim community in Pakistan.