Ban Ki-moon deplores Baghdad bomb attacks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the bomb attacks on five mosques in Baghdad that have left dozens dead and wounded.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the bomb attacks on five mosques in Baghdad that have left dozens dead and wounded.

HT Image

Ban said, attacks against places of worship couldn't be justified by any political or religious cause.

"These attacks appear to be aimed at provoking sectarian strife and undermining stability in Iraq," the Secretary General said yesterday.

In a statement, Ban appealed to the Iraqi people to remain steadfast in their efforts to resolve difference through dialogue and achieve national reconciliation.

The United Nations is committed to helping the Iraqi people in this important endeavor, Ban said.