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1st LD: UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attacks in Baghdad

Xinhua, May 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Thursday "condemned in the strongest terms" three terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital, which resulted in the deaths of at least 93 people.

The Security Council "reiterated that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is criminal and unjustifiable," the 15-nation UN body said in a statement.

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da'esh, has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks, which also injured many other persons.

"The members of the Security Council lamented that these latest victims are a sad addition to the thousands of Iraqi civilians killed this year," it said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned these attacks, Ban's spokesman said in a statement. "He called on the authorities to do their utmost to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice." Endit