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Jordan condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan's Quetta city

Xinhua, August 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Monday condemned a terrorist attack in Pakistan's Quetta city which killed dozens of innocent civilians, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

Jordan's Minister of Stare for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said Jordan strongly condemned the attack, which he labeled as cowardly and heinous.

The minister voiced Jordan's support for Pakistan in its efforts to fight terrorism and extremism.

The official called for increased and intensified international efforts to combat terrorism that targets civilians everywhere.

He also voiced solidarity with the Pakistani people.

At least 70 people were killed and 112 others injured when a bomb went off inside the emergency ward of a hospital in Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday morning, local Urdu media and officials said.

Sanaullah Zehri, Chief Minister Balochistan with Quetta as capital city, said the blast happened when a large number of lawyers and journalists were gathering in the civil hospital to collect body of a local law association chairman.

Three-day mourning was announced in the province. Bomb disposal squad said that eight to 10 kg of explosives were used in the blast. Endit