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Qatar has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of Monday’s bombings in Boston.
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) yesterday, expressed “Qatar’s solidarity with the people and the government of the US”.
“The State of Qatar condemns such terrorist and criminal acts aiming to destabilise security and terrorise innocent people,” the source said .
The source expressed Qatar’s condolences and sympathy to the US government and the families of the victims and wish speedy recovery to the injured.
The source reiterated Qatar’s “firm positions renouncing violence and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”.
Doha’s embassy in the US said that all Qatari students and citizens living in Boston were fine. The embassy urged Qatari students and nationals in Boston to exercise caution and follow safety instructions issued by local authorities and to communicate with the embassy in case of emergency.
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Co-operation Council and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation also condemned the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, calling them an act of terrorism.
Three people were killed and more than 170 wounded in the bombings in the worst attack in the United States since the September 11, 2001 atrocities.
In Tehran, Iran’s foreign ministry “strongly condemned” the blasts, the country’s state television reported.
“Iran strongly condemns the killing of American citizens in Boston,” said ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast, calling the bombings a “source of sorrow”.
“No one should under any circumstances support terrorism and extremism, whether it be in the Middle East or the US,” he said.
