Iran condemns "terrorist" attack on worshipers in Syria

Iran on Friday condemned a deadly "terrorist" attack on worshipers at a mosque in Syria's central city of Homs, said a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.



Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks after an explosion struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood, killing eight people and leaving several others wounded.



Baghaei said Iran condemned all forms of terrorism and violent extremism, highlighting the responsibility of all those parties that had prepared the ground for the continuation, growth and spread of terrorism and extremism "through their illegal interventions, including violating Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and occupying parts of the Arab state."



He called for the identification and punishment of those involved in the "heinous terrorist attack," reminding Syria's transitional authorities of their responsibility in that regard.