Iran condemns suicide attacks near holy shrine in Syria

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the deadly bomb attacks near a holy shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus, saying foreign-sponsored militants are disrupting UN-brokered peace talks, Press TV reported Monday.

On Sunday, three blasts hit an area near the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab, the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 50 people and injuring 100 others. Takfiri Daesh militants claimed responsibility of the attacks.

This came while delegates from the Syrian government and its divided opposition groups gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the UN-brokered negotiations to end the country’s conflict.

“By continuing to kill innocent people simultaneous with Geneva [peace] talks, foreign-backed terrorists are determined to disrupt the process taking shape for the political settlement of the Syria crisis and putting an end to this humanitarian disaster,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said.

Source: MENA