Senior Iranian clerics condemn Kerman terror attacks

Top clerics who based in Qom in separate messages robustly denounced Kerman bombings and urfed highest level of punishment for the perpetrators of this tragic crime.

In a statement, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi offered condolences to the families of the victims and said the enemy seeks to compensate for its defeats with terrorist attacks.

Expressing deep regret over the two blasts in Kerman city, Ayatollah Sobhani said the perpetrators of the terrorist incident will be subjected to severe divine punishment.

Issuing a condolence message, Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani said the heartbreaking blasts in Kerman showed the dark face of the enemies of Islam and the Iranian nation.

Ayatollah Saeedi extended condolences and stated that the enemies should know that such crimes will make the mighty tree of the revolution more fruitful than in the past.

Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani in a message has called for crushing response to all those involved in the twing terrorist attacks.

The Management Center of Qom Seminaries also issued a statement and stressed that criminals should wait for a decisive response.

Besides, Pope Francis has expressed his “heartfelt sorrow” and extended condolences over the death of dozens of people in terrorist attacks in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman.

Near 100 people have been killed and injured in two terrorist explosions near the burial site of Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani in the city of Kerman during his fourth martyrdom anniversary on Wednesday (Feb. 3).

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Reporter : Fatemeh Khoshroo