Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack in Kuwait City
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned an attack by extremist terrorists on a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City, which killed and injured dozens of Muslim worshippers, and underlined that “Takfiri terrorism” is the most dangerous threat to regional nations.
“As the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly announced, Takfiri terrorism is the most significant threat to regional nations,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said in a statement on Friday.
She added that regional countries should place a high priority on serious efforts to counter the sinister phenomenon of terrorism and their supporters and adopt a collective regional mechanism to root out terrorism.
At least 27 people were killed in the suicide attack on Imam Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City and an additional 222 people had been wounded. Kuwait City's governor Thabet al-Muhanna said eight were in a critical condition.
The attack came on a day of bloodshed worldwide, with at least 37 gunned down at a beach resort in Tunisia.
A witness said the Kuwait City bombing happened when the mosque was packed with some 2,000 worshippers during Friday prayers.
A group affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, calling itself Najd Province, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, according to a statement posted on social media.
