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OIC denounces Kandahar mosque bombing

RIYADH, July 16 (KUNA) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned a recent bomb attack a Mosque in Kandahar in which a senior Afghan cleric was killed along with three others while dozens of people were injured.
In a statement, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu expressed dismay that at such a horrific act that happened at a sacred place like a mosque, describing the crime as an inhuman and cowardly act which negates the noble Islamic values.
He conveyed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims, the government and people of Afghanistan and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured. (end) ay.mao KUNA 161329 Jul 11NNNN