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1st LD: UN slams terrorist attacks on Yemeni mosque

Xinhua, September 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned terrorist attacks on a mosque in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday earlier in the day, which resulted in a large number of deaths and casualties.

The secretary-general, in a statement issued here by his spokesman, expressed "his deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and to the people of Yemen."

"Such attacks against places of worship, or civilians anywhere, cannot be justified by any cause," said the statement. "The secretary-general calls for a full investigation of the bombing and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice."

Also on Thursday, the 15-nation Security Council condemned "in the strongest terms the horrific terrorist attacks" at the mosque in Sana'a, said a separate statement issued to the press here by the UN body. "The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured by these heinous acts, as well as to the people and the government of Yemen." Endit