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Maldives condemns terror attack in India

Fathmath Shaahunaz
15 February 2019, MVT 23:18
Indian school students light candles as they pay tribute to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed on February 14, during an attack on a CRPF convoy in the Lethpora area of Kashmir, in Amritsar on February 15, 2019. - India and Pakistan's troubled ties risked taking a dangerous new turn on February 15 as New Delhi accused Islamabad of harbouring militants behind the deadliest bombing in three decades of bloodshed in Indian-administered Kashmir. At least 41 paramilitary troops were killed on February 14 as explosives packed in a van ripped through a convoy bringing 2,500 troopers back from leave not far from the main city Srinagar. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
Fathmath Shaahunaz
15 February 2019, MVT 23:18

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid condemned the terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir on January 14, in a message to India's Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj.

Conveying condolences and sympathy to India, Shahid stated that the bomb blast was a "cowardly act of terror" and denounced the attack in the name of the government and people of Maldives.

"The Maldives is fully committed to the fight against terrorism and will continue to work closely with India, and the international community in eliminating this global menace", the minister said in his message.

In one of the deadliest attacks in the last three decades, over 40 paramilitary troops were killed on Thursday as explosives in a van detonated through a convoy bringing 2,500 troopers back from leave, according to AFP.

India accused Pakistan of harbouring the militants behind the attack. Islamabad, however, has refuted the accusations of being linked to the bloodshed.

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