Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the bloody terrorist attack in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore, which killed scores of people, mostly women and children, Iran's Press TV reported.

In a message to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, Rouhani expressed his overwhelming grief and sadness over the death of Pakistani people, particularly children, in the blast.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns any act of terror and believes that acts of violence and massacre of innocent people are perpetrated by those who see their survival in creating insecurity, instability and the spread of hatred combined with extremism,” Rouhani said.

More than 70 people were killed and at least 340 others wounded after a bomb went off near a children's playground at a park in Lahore, where many Christians had gathered to celebrate the Easter holiday. A faction of Taliban, which calls itself Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Source : MENA