Iraq: UN envoy condemns bombing of mosque as showing 'total disdain for Islam'
| Publisher | UN News Service |
| Publication Date | 28 June 2016 |
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28 June 2016 - The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned the suicide bombing yesterday that killed or wounded a number of civilians at a mosque in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, noting that the attack showed the terrorists' total disdain for Islam.
"This cowardly attack, happening during the holy month of Ramadan and as worshippers were gathered for evening prayers, shows the terrorists' total disdain for Islam and rejection of its values," said Ján Kubiš, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in a statement issued today.
Also in the statement, he expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and wishes the injured a speedy recovery.
