Sri Lankan President calls Indian PM to condole Kashmir terror attack Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 10:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
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Eighteen soldiers were killed and 30 injured when four militants said to belong to Jaish-e-Mohammad attacked the administrative base camp of an infantry battalion near Uri town of Baramulla district on Sunday.
Global community continued to condemn the dastardly Uri attack with Germany and Japan today asserting that they stand resolutely with India in its fight against terrorism.
Stating that though it was not clear which terrorist group was behind the attack, he said one things was certain: “This is just the latest effect of Pakistan’s longstanding irresponsible policy of supporting and providing operational space for all stripes of jihadi terrorist groups”.
In its statement, Germany said that it stood “firmly on the side of India in the fight against terrorism”. “We must not give in to this logic, including in conflicts between India and Pakistan”.
“I extend my condolences to the Indian government and to the families of the fallen”, he said.
“Japan expresses its solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism”.
The President also expressed his condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka over the recent violence in Kashmir resulting in several killings and the President further said that the region should collectively act to curb such violence and the Minister briefed the President regarding the situation that lead to the recent incident.
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“The United States should continue to assist these governments and ensure they can eliminate terrorist threats”.
