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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the attack on a school bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Wednesday.
In a press statement, the SC members “condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack” in Khuzdar town.
“This reprehensible terrorist attack resulted in the tragic death of at least six Pakistani citizens, including four schoolchildren, and injured 53 others, 39 of whom were children,” the statement said.
The Security Council members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Pakistan. They stressed the need to bring to justice the perpetrators and organizers of the terrorist attacks, as well as those who finance and support them.
Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations represents one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, Security Council members said. –0–