The UN Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned this morning's bomb attack in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
In a statement read out by Belgium's UN Ambassador Jan Grauls, the council's president this month, the 15-member body condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack that caused numerous deaths.
The council members expressed their condolences to the families of the victims, to the Lebanese Armed Forces and to the government of Lebanon.
They underlined the need to "bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism to justice," and urged all states to cooperate with the Lebanese authorities actively in this regard.
They also reiterated their full support for all ongoing efforts in Lebanon to combat terrorism, solidify democratic institutions, engage political dialogue and pursue national reconciliation.
At least 17 people, including 10 army soldiers, were killed and some 40 others wounded in the attack, Lebanese LBC TV reported earlier.
The blast occurred hours before Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's arrival in Damascus on a groundbreaking visit to Syria for talks that would redefine ties between the two neighbors.
Source: Xinhua
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