UAE strongly condemns criminal act against a mosque in Iran

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has vehemently condemned the criminal act which targeted a mosque in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan on Thursday night, killing and wounding scores of people.

''The UAE condemns in the strongest terms this terrorist act and affirms its full solidarity and stand with Iran in its efforts to face these criminal acts,'' Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in a statement Friday.

Shaikh Abdullah offered heart-felt condolences to the families and relatives of the innocent victims and wished speedy recovery to those wounded in the explosion.