Afghanistan slams Zahedan bombings

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has slammed the terrorist attack in Iran’s southeastern city of Zahedan, describing it as an insult to the Muslim community.

“President Karzai expressed his deep grief, called this awful terrorist crime an attack against God’s house and emphasized the effective struggle and regional fight against terrorism,” a statement issued by Karzai’s office read, AFP reported.

On July 15, two bomb explosions in quick succession took place outside the Zahedan Grand Mosque in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. At least 27 people lost their lives and more than 100 others were injured in the terrorist attack, which has widely been blamed on extremist Wahabis and Salafis trained by US intelligence in Pakistan.

Iranian police have arrested 40 people in connection with the twin bomb attacks.