United NationsUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned a suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar that killed dozens, his spokesman said. “It is particularly abhorrent that the attack occurred at a place of worship. Freedom of religion or belief, including the ability to worship in peace and safety, is a universal human right,” spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement.
The statement said the secretary-general expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured, and reiterated the United Nations’ solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan in its efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism. . As reported by the news agency Xinhua.
UN General Assembly President Sabah Korosi also condemned the suicide attack in Peshawar, said her spokeswoman Paulina Kubic. “Targeting people while they are praying is a truly appalling and cowardly attack.” A suicide blast ripped through a crowded mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least 59 people and injuring at least 157 others. Officials gave this information.