The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest terms the terrorist attack" at the National Bardo Museum in Tunisia, leaving 23 people dead.
"The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this heinous act and to the government of Tunisia and other relevant governments who have lost their citizens in this attack," said a statement issued to the press here by the 15-nation UN body.
They underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Tunisian authorities in this regard, said the statement.