OIC, ISESCO Denounce Deadly Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
The organization’s Secretary General Iyad Amin Madani in a statement slammed the ‘barbaric’ attack.
He also expressed sympathy with the Pakistani government and people and the families of the victims.
Abdul Aziz Othman Al-Twaijiri, Director General of the Islamic Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), also condemned the appalling act of terrorism and called on the world community to assist the Pakistani government in bringing the perpetrators to justice.
In one of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan's history, a group of gunmen reportedly dressed in military uniforms, stormed the Army Public School in Peshawar on Tuesday morning, going from classroom to classroom, shooting students and teachers.
The Pakistani military said at least 141 people, 132 of them children, lost their lives in the attack. More than 100 others were injured.
The death toll, however, does not include the terrorists who attacked the school. All seven attackers were killed in the operation.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out in retaliation for an ongoing Pakistani military offensive against the militants.
