Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack in Britain

Rasa - The Iranian foreign ministry strongly deplored the terrorist attack outside the British parliament which killed at least 5 people.

News ID: 428397

Date: 24 March 2017 - 21:42

RNA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thursday condemned the attack, and expressed his sympathy with the bereaved families of the victims.

He reiterated Tehran’s determination to fight against extremism and violence with the aim of uprooting terrorism, and underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran invites all countries to form a coalition and foster cooperation aimed at tackling terrorism.

“As a forerunner in the fight against terrorism, Iran believes that as long as we are witnessing formation of ineffective coalitions, inefficient and show-off measures and West's double-standard policies on anti-terror fight at the international and regional levels, no country could consider itself immune to the threat of terrorism,” Qassemi said.

He said that terrorism is not limited to geographical boundaries, and added in order to address the root causes of this ominous and hateful phenomenon the shipment of weapons for terrorists should be halted and the moral and material support to the countries and groups promoting Takfiri terrorist ideas should be prevented.

At least five people were killed and 40 others were wounded outside the British Parliament in London on Wednesday after an assailant plowed a car into pedestrians and stabbed a police officer, an incident that Metropolitan Police declared a terrorist incident.

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