Fight against terrorism needs all-out global efforts: Iran

Iran has denounced a terrorist attack on a Shia Muslim-dominated area in Pakistan that killed at least 25 people, urging an all-out international campaign against terrorism.

“Terrorism is the most important security challenge in the region and the world, which has targeted peace and security of countries and nations without any exceptions,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday, Press TV reported.

He added that the campaign against the vicious phenomenon of terrorism requires enhanced comprehensive efforts by all regional countries and the international community.

The Iranian spokesperson expressed his sympathy with the Pakistani government and the bereaved families of the terrorist attack.

At least 25 people were killed and about 40 others injured after a bomb went off in a mainly Shia Muslims area in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday.

The blast rocked a crowded vegetable market in Parachinar city, the capital of Kurram tribal district near the Afghan border.

The outlawed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack. 

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