DOHA: The Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has offered his sincere condolences to the President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi on twin blasts that occurred in Kerman Province, Qatari official media reported on Wednesday.
According Qatari News Agency (QNA) he prayed to Allah, the Almighty, to bestow his mercy on victims and speedy recovery of the injured.
HH the Amir Offers Condolences to Iranian President on Victims of Two Blasts in Kerman Province. #QNA#Qatar #Iranhttps://t.co/Elx8Hdnmd9 pic.twitter.com/wC6Ttj8QA1
— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) January 3, 2024
The development came during a phone call between the Amir and the Iranian President on Wednesday evening.
The Amir during the call, highlighted the State of Qatar’s unwavering position to reject criminal acts, terrorism and violence regardless of the motives and reasons.
Earlier, at least 103 people were killed, and more than 170 others injured in two consecutive bomb explosions during a gathering commemorating the fourth anniversary of the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani in Iran’s southern city of Kerman. The explosions took place near the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in Kerman, Soleimani’s hometown, where he is buried.
Iran’s official media referred to the bombings as a “terrorist attack,” escalating regional tensions. The explosions occurred amid heightened regional instability, with Tuesday’s killing of Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri in a Beirut drone strike, which Lebanese officials linked to Israel.
Meanwhile, Pakistan strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack that occurred earlier on Wednesday in the Martyrs Cemetery of the provincial capital of Kerman, Iran, resulting in large number of deaths and injuries.
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