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1st LD Writethru: UN chief condemns terrorist attack on Pakistan hospital

Xinhua, August 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attack at a hospital in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city, calling the attack "particularly appalling."

Earlier on Monday, at least 70 people were killed and 112 others injured in a suicide blast inside the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital in Quetta.

The blast happened when a large number of lawyers were gathered to collect the body of a murdered colleague, the president of Balochistan Bar Association Bilal Anwar Kasi, who was killed in a separate attack.

"The targeting of mourners at a civilian hospital makes the attack particularly appalling," UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told a daily briefing.

"The Secretary-General urges the Government to do its utmost to ensure safety of the population and bring to justice the perpetrators of today's attack," Haq added.

Pakistani Taliban faction has claimed responsibility for the terrorist bombing. Enditem