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Iran condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan, Burkina Faso
Nasser Kanaani said the attacks in Pakistan, which led to the death of police officers and civilians, are vehemently rebuked by Tehran.
At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when terrorists attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said on Monday. Pakistan’s military said 14 soldiers and police and 21 terrorists were killed in fighting after the largest of the attacks, which targeted buses and trucks on a major highway.
Balochistan’s chief minister said 38 civilians were also killed. Local officials said 23 of them were killed in the roadside attack after armed men checked passengers’ IDs before shooting many of them and torching vehicles. The so-called terrorist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility. Kanaani offered condolences to the bereaved and expressed sympathy with the Pakistani government and nation.
“The Islamic Republic opposes and condemns terrorism of any kind and stands by the government and people of neighboring and brotherly country Pakistan in the fighting against this evil phenomenon.”
The Iranian official also condemned a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, during which around 200 people were killed and 140 injured in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho, the latest in a long line of deadly attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked armed group.
Kanaani offered condolences to the government and people of Burkina Faso over the deadly terrorist attack.