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Iran pres. censures killings of Shias

39c184405f3139715a3f004a54040001_LIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has censured the killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan.

Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a statement published on the Iranian president’s official website on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad said those behind the killings “have no goals except to create a gap among Islamic sects.”
The Iranian president also expressed his condolences for the killings, and called on the Pakistani authorities to find those responsible for the attacks.
Earlier in the day, a total of 234 members of Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) released a statement, censuring the targeted killing of Pakistani Shias.
Terrorists have been waging a violent campaign against Shia Muslims in Pakistan for several years.

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