ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has condemned Tuesday’s bombing in Pakistan on a religious seminary in which at least eight students were killed and more than 130 others injured.
The bombing happened as a prominent religious scholar was delivering a lecture about the teachings of Islam in the main hall of the Jamia Zubairia madrassa, police told media, adding that initial investigations suggested the bomb went off minutes after someone left a bag at the school.
“We condemn and denounce the terrorist attack that took place in a religious school,” the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad said in a Twitter post. “We reiterate our rejection of these criminal acts that are inconsistent with all religious principles and all moral and human values.”
#اسلام_آباد | نُدين ونستنكر الهجوم الإرهابي الذي وقع في مدرسة دينية بمدينة #بيشاور شمال غرب #باكستان، وأدى إلى سقوط عدد من القتلى والجرحى بينهم أطفال ونُجدد التأكيد على رفضنا لهذه الأعمال الإجرامية التي تتنافى مع المبادئ الدينية والقيم الأخلاقية والإنسانية كافة.
— السفارة في باكستان - سعودی سفارت خانہ (@KSAembassyPK) October 27, 2020
In a separate tweet, the embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Islamabad also condoled with Pakistan:
“Shocked to learn the tragic blast in Peshawar city this morning, sincere condolences and sympathies to our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, wishing speedy recovery for the wounded, security and stability for the brotherly Pakistani people.”
Shocked to learn the tragic blast in Peshawar city this morning, sincere condolences and sympathies to our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, wishing speedy recovery for the wounded, security and stability for the brotherly Pakistani people
— UAE Embassy PK (@uaeembassyisb) October 27, 2020
The United Nations office in Pakistan said it shared in the “shock and grief” of the people of Pakistan.
“We are appalled by this attack on children while they were in a place of prayer and learning,” the UN said in a statement.