OIC Chief condemns blast in Zahedan Mosque

Jeddah, May 31, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of
the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu,
condemned yesterday the recent terrorist attack perpetrated against a
mosque in the city of Zahedan in Iran, killing 20 people and injuring
80.

In a press statement issued here Saturday evening, Ihsanoglu dubbed
the bombing a barbaric act targeting a mosque and praying
worshippers.

He called on Iranian authorities to refer the perpetrators of these
criminal acts to justice.

The Secretary General also expressed his condolences to the families
of the victims and to the government and people of Iran, wishing the
injured a prompt recovery.

--SPA