Pakistani bishops condemn Taliban attack

July 28, 2017

The justice and peace commission of the Pakistani Bishops’ Conference condemned a Taliban terrorist attack that killed 26 people, many of them police, in Lahore.

The attacker was in his teens.

“Illegal extremist groups are using our youth to bring about destruction,” commission members stated. “We must unite forces despite our political-religious or cultural differences and save our children from this demon.”

 

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Further information:

• Justice and peace condemns Lahore attack: rescue young people from the demon of terrorism (AsiaNews.it)
• Suicide bomber in Pakistan's Lahore kills 25, many of them police (Reuters)