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Brazil sends condolences to families of Kabul terrorist attack victims

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Brazilian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack near Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier in the day, which killed at least 30 people and wounded nearly 60 others .

The Brazilian government vehemently condemns the attack against police cadets on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, said the ministry in a statement.

"By reaffirming repudiation to every and any sort of terrorism, the Brazilian government expresses its solidarity to the wounded, to the families of the victims and to the people and government of Afghanistan," the government added.

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

It was not the first terrorist attack in Afghanistan this month. Last week, an attack on a bus resulted in 14 deaths, while another in a market killed eight and injured 18 others. Endit