EU foreign policy chief condemns Pakistan attack
(BRUSSELS) - The European Union's new foreign policy supremo Catherine Ashton condemned Saturday a suicide attack that killed 93 people at a volleyball game in Pakistan.
"I am shocked by the news of (the) brutal bomb attack at a sports event in Lakki Marwat that killed and injured a large number of innocent civilians," Ashton said in a statement.
"This outrageous attack is yet again an example of the outrageous violence that besets Pakistan and its population. My thoughts are now with the families of the victims and I hope the injured will recover very soon.
"In this difficult moment, the EU reaffirms its support for the government and the population of Pakistan."
The attacker detonated his vehicle packed with explosives in the crowd watching the volleyball game in northwest Pakistan Friday.
The huge blast in the village of Shah Hasan Khan in Bannu district, bordering the Taliban stronghold of Waziristan, was Pakistan's deadliest in more than two months.
The volleyball tournament was organised by a peace committee which had supported a government operation to expel militants from the area.
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