Iran condemns Kano mosque bombing

Iran has condemned, in strong terms, Friday’s bombing of the Central mosque in Kano, where more than 120 people have been confirmed dead.
 

Images from the bombing scene.... PHOTO from PUNCH newspapers

 According to Irans’ Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Marziyeh Afkham, deplores the terrorist attacks on the Muslim worshippers in Kano Mosque, regretting that Nigeria was now going through a sensitive era in history as a result of the terrorism and radicalism currently holding sway.

Police said two suicide bombers and some gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at mosque attached to the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was out of the country as at the time of the attack. Apart from the dead, over 270 worshippers were injured.
 
According to FARS news agency,

She further reiterated the need for combat against the heinous phenomena of terrorism and radicalism.
Afkham described unity of the Nigerian nation and their vigilance against any religious and tribal sectarian moves as crucially important.
Blasts from the coordinated assault rang out as scores of people packed into the ancient building's courtyard for afternoon prayers.
The mosque is next to the palace of the emir of Kano, the second highest Islamic authority in Africa's most populous country and a vocal critic of Boko Haram Takfiri militants. The emir, former central bank governor Lamido Sanusi, was not present.
Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists have attacked mosques that do not follow its radical ideology in a bloody near six-year campaign that has also targeted churches, schools, police stations, military bases and government buildings.

President Goodluck Jonathan said in statement that he would "not leave any stone unturned until all agents of terror undermining the right of every citizen to life and dignity are tracked down and brought to justice".