“This is the third attack on a religious institution in less than a week,” underlines the statement by the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, Stefan Dujarric, sent on behalf of Antonio Guterres.
It goes on to say: “Attacks on civilians who exercise the right to freely practice their religion constitute a violation of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law.”
The text also says that Guterres is asking to bring those responsible to justice.
The attack, which took place during today’s prayer, which qualifies as the deadliest terrorist attack of the week, took place at a vibrant Shiite mosque located in the Sayyed Abad district of Kunduz city, in the capital of the province of the same name. …
Videos from the mosque after the explosion show dozens of blood-soaked amputated bodies lying on the ground, amid the rubble and screams of pain from people running to help.
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a brief statement, which said the suicide attack, carried out by one of its fighters wearing a bulletproof vest with explosives, claimed more than 300 casualties, including deaths and injuries.
The group also explained that a suicide bomber detonated his vest in a mosque among “apostates,” as the terrorist group calls followers of the Shiite branch of Islam.
Jihadists have attacked Shiite citizens on other occasions, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq, countries that are often targeted by this terrorist group.
