OIC condemns terrorist attack in Iraq

JEDDAH: The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a site affiliated with security forces in Iraq’s Kirkuk governorate. The attack resulted in the death and injury of a number of Iraqi security forces personnel.
OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the heinous terrorist act and to the government of Iraq, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. The OIC stressed the need to support Iraq’s efforts in combating terrorism and violent extremism.
Sources said the attackers clashed for two hours with Iraqi police stationed at a village in the town of Rashad, 30 km southwest of Kirkuk.