Off the wire
• Roundup: Extreme weather in Nepal posing threats to quake-hit tourism  • Vietnamese deputy PM hails China for releasing water to Mekong River countries  • Three people charged with involvement in terrorist activities in Belgium  • Top items of major Zambian media outlets  • Death toll of Brussels attacks rises to 35: Belgian minister  • Commentary: Abenomics fails to fundamentally address Japan's economic issues  • Roundup: Kenya says security operations in coast region pay off  • Singapore stocks end down 0.6 pct  • Africa regional groups launch power connector project  • 8 militants killed in E. Afghanistan  
You are here: 　 Home

UAE condemns Lahore bombing

Xinhua, March 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned the terrorist attack on Sunday that killed at least 72 people in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore, state news agency WAM reported.

A UAE foreign ministry statement expressed "solidarity with the Pakistani government and people out of its firm position of rejecting all forms and manifestations of terrorism regardless of motivation and justification, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever they are committed."

A suicide bomber hit a public park in Lahore on Sunday evening, killing at least 72 people as of Monday morning, including a large number of women and children, and injuring more than 300, according to Pakistani officials.

A Pakistan Taliban splinter group reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

In the statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation highlighted its support for all measures Pakistan might deem necessary to protect its security and stability.

The statement also called for concerted efforts by the international community to work at eradicating all forms of terrorism. Endit