By IRNA,
New Delhi : World leaders have strongly condemned the serial blasts in India’s two major cities, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday in which around 55 people lost their lives while more than 200 others injured.
According to media reports, Afghan President Hamid Karzai while condemning the inhuman act reiterated his call for a collective fight against terrorism.
In a statement condemning the attacks, Karzai called for a “collective struggle against terrorism which threatens the stability of the region.”
“Terrorism is a serious threat against the international community and this evil phenomenon must be fought collectively,” he said.
Afghanistan itself is gripped by a wave of attacks linked to an insurgency led by the Taliban, the militant group which was in power between 1996 and 2001 when it was ousted in a US-led invasion.
Around 60 people, including two senior Indian officials, were killed in a bombing on Indian embassy in Kabul on 7th July.
Karzai blamed the attack on the intelligence agency of Pakistan, India’s arch-foe, but Islamabad denied any role in the suicide bombing, the deadliest in Kabul.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a statement condemning the attack said: “I unreservedly condemn the cowardly terrorist attacks in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, India, on Friday and Saturday, killing and injuring a large number of persons.” The Executive President extended his sympathies to the families of those killed and wished speedy recovery to the injured.
“These wanton acts of terror by the forces are ranged against democracy,” he said, adding, “Sri Lanka being a country gravely affected by the scourge of terrorism for more than two decades, we understand well how the manipulators of terror seek to destroy harmonious relations among communities and the democratic traditions that prevail in our societies.”
“My Government and I share the determination and commitment of the Government and people of India not to yield to this sustained threat of terror from those who seek to achieve their ends by inflicting maximum damage to the lives and limbs of civilians, disrupting their day to day lives and society at large”, he said in a statement.
Expressing solidarity with the neighbouring country in “its difficult hours”, Rajapaksa said his government remained firm in its commitment to jointly fight the menace of terrorism in all of South Asia.
“The Presidency of the Council of European Union presents its deepest condolences to India, its government and its people, as well as to the victims and their families,” the EU said in a statement in New Delhi on Sunday.
The Union also condemned the “unacceptable” attacks and expressed its solidarity with India.
It reaffirmed that it will fight the scourge of terrorism alongside India, the statement said.
Egypt condemned the Ahmedabad and Bangalore blasts and expressed its support to India in its fight against terrorism.
In a message sent to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Egypt Foreign Minister Abul Gheit condemned the blasts and expressed his grievances over the death.
Ghiet also said Egypt would support India in its fight against terror.
He also wished quick recovery to the injured.
In Friday’s serial blasts in India’s IT hub Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka state, three persons were killed and more than two dozens wounded. In Saturday’s 16 serial blasts in Ahmedabad, capital city and business nerve of Gujarat, 45 people have been killed. As many as 160 people have been injured and 20 among them are critical.