IMAN Chairman condemns attack against Shia pilgrims
Domingo, 8 Junio 2014
Shia pilgrims killed in Pakistan
BBC NEWS
At least 23 people have been killed and a number injured in a gun and bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in south-western Pakistan, officials say.
They say the gunmen targeted hotels in the town of Taftan, Balochistan province, where the pilgrims were staying after returning from Iran.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Recent years have witnessed a series of bloody attacks by Sunni militants on Pakistan's Shia community.
In January, at least 29 Shia pilgrims died in a bus bomb explosion in Balochistan.
On New Year's Day, at least three people were killed when a suspected suicide bomber attacked a bus near the provincial capital, Quetta.
Thousands of Pakistanis have been taking part in sit-ins across the country protest against the violence.
Condemning the attack, IMAN Chairman, Ribal Al-Assad said:
"I wholeheartedly condemn this horrific attack against pilgrims in Pakistan, this was a ruthless and heinous act against innocent people, targeted simply because of their faith.
This violence must stop and far more needs to be done to bring both the killers and the extremists who peddle these sectarian ideologies to justice.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this time."
