August 19, 2011
UN News Center
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today?s suicide bombing at a mosque in north-western Pakistan that has reportedly killed more than 40 people and injured at least 100 others.
Media reports say the attack took place during Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of Ghundi in Pakistan?s Khyber tribal region.
In a statement Mr. Ban offered his condolences and said he was ?appalled at this deliberate attack at a place of worship during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and the reported use of a teenager to perpetrate the attack.?
The statement stressed that the United Nations will continue to stand by Pakistan in its efforts to combat terrorism.
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