Terrorism will backfire on sponsors sooner or later: Qassemi

Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a crowded Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, stressing that sponsors of terrorism will be engulfed by the backlash of their actions “sooner or later.”

“The spread and growth of terrorism in the region has taken on a concerning trend,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday, Press TV reported.

He added that terrorism would be uprooted in the region only through international resolve and consensus.

The spokesperson also extended his sympathy to the Afghan government and nation over the bloody terrorist attack.

Qassemi said the covert and overt support by certain countries for Takfiri-terrorist groups and their deployment as a means to achieve short-term goals have escalated acts of terror.

About 30 people were killed and dozens wounded after a bomber detonated his explosives at the Baqir ul Olum mosque in Kabul on Monday as mourners gathered to hold religious rituals commemorating Arba’een.

The Chief of the Kabul police Criminal Investigation Department, Fraidoon Obaidi, said at least 27 people were martyred and 35 wounded but the United Nations said at least 32 had been killed and more than 50 wounded, including many children.

It described the attack as "an atrocity."

Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the fatal attack.

Over the past months, Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in Daesh terror activities, particularly in its eastern regions.

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