Date : 17/08/2012
PARIS, Aug 17 (KUNA) -- The French government on Friday strongly condemned
a sectarian attack against a bus in northern Pakistan, which left at least 20
dead and a number of people wounded.
The attack targeted Shiite pilgrims who were travelling in the Naran
Valley, near the town of Gilgit, in the north of the country.
The passengers of the bus were summarily executed after being intercepted
by unidentified gunmen.
France "calls on the Pakistani authorities to do everything to identify and
bring to justice the perpetrators of these crimes carried out against a
religious minority," a Foreign Ministry statement said here.
"France also calls on the Pakistani authorities to pursue efforts aimed at
eliminating the increase in religious violence and fight against all forms of
extremism," the statement added. (end)
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