Hezbollah condemns Damascus twin bombing, calls for joint efforts to eradicate terrorism

Hezbollah condemned on Saturday a twin explosion attack that took place in Syria’s Damascus and killed at least 40 people and wounded 120 more.

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"The terrorist gangs that have various names and affiliations are the result of one ideology based on the rejection of others and dubbing them as disbelievers and eradicating them which contradicts all divine teachings and laws and morals,” a statement issued by Hezbollah read.

Hezbollah called for joint efforts to eradicate “these gangs that are used by International powers and regional sides in order to implement diabolic projects that aim at dividing the region.”

Earlier, a double bomb attack targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were going to pray at a nearby shrine, the Iraqi foreign ministry said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack, which the Hezbollah-run al-Manar TV station said had been carried out by two suicide bombers.

The attack took place at a bus station where the pilgrims had been brought to visit the nearby Bab al-Saghir cemetery, named after one of the seven gates of the Old City of Damascus.



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