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ICRC voices condolence to families of Najaf bombing victims

IRNA

Tehran, August 31, IRNA -- The International Committee of the Red 
Cross (ICRC) expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families of 
Friday bombing victims in Najaf, Iraq. 
The ICRC is appalled and shocked by the increasing number of 
civilian victims of indiscriminate attacks in Iraq which negate the 
basic principles of humanity and are serious violations of 
international humanitarian law, the ICRC office in Tehran said on 
Sunday. 
Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in 
raqi (SAIRI) Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Hakim died in a terrorist 
attack in Najaf when two cars exploded outside the holy shrine of 
Imam Ali (AS). The bombing left at least 82 dead and 125 wounded. 
The ICRC said that the humanitarian organization delivered 
urgently needed surgical equipment and medical items to the 
hospitals in Najaf following the heavy bombing. 
"The ICRC stands ready to respond to further needs," it said. 
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