US shocked at Data Darbar bombing, calls it attempt to destabilze Pakistan
The United States on Friday strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombings on the revered Data Darbar shrine mosque, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling it a “sinister” attempt to destabilize Pakistan and expressed solidarity with the Pakistanis in their defense against violent extremists.“I was shocked and saddened by yesterday’s attack on one of Pakistan’s most opular places of worship, the Shrine of Syed Ali Hujviri (Data Ganj Baksh) in Lahore, which claimed the lives of many innocent Pakistanis,” Clinton said in a statement.
The death toll in Thursday night’s attacks on the crowded mosque in the Punjab metropolis in the heart of Pakistan reportedly reached 41.
In her statement, the US diplomat said the extremists have shown that they respect neither human dignity nor the fundamental religious values of Pakistani society. “Violating the sanctity of this revered shrine is a particularly sinister attempt to destabilize Pakistan and to intimidate its people. The attackers will not succeed, as the Pakistani public refuses to be
cowed by such violence,” she added “We condemn this brutal crime and reaffirm our commitment to support the Pakistani people in their efforts to defend their democracy from the violent extremists who seek to destroy it. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and with all the people of Pakistan,” Clinton said
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