UN chief slams 'senseless' Iran bombing
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday called the twin suicide bombings on a mosque in Iran that left 27 people dead, 169others injured, a 'senseless act of terrorism', foreign media reported.
The UN secretary-general, currently on a visit to Madrid, 'strongly condemns the suicide bombings in Zahedan, Iran,' Farhan Haq, a UN spokesman, told a media briefing. 'This senseless act of terrorism at a place of worship makes it all the more reprehensible.'
The Sunni rebel group Jundallah (Soldiers of God) claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying it was to avenge the hanging of its veteran leader Abdolmalek Rigi.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Jamia mosque in the city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan, as worshippers were celebrating the birthday of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed.
Hillary Clinton also condemned the 'horrific' mosque attack in Iran.