The book of condolence was opened on Wednesday for two days, with Uzbekistan’s officials and academics as well as foreign ambassadors to the country condemning the attacks and expressing sympathy with the Iranian people and government.
The foreign ambassadors signing the book included envoys from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, among others.
In a similar move, a book of condolence was also opened at the Iranian Embassy in the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Top Russian officials including presidential advisor Igor Levitin as well as religious figures, foreign ambassadors and military attachés denounced the Kerman attacks and signed the book in a show of solidarity with the Iranian people and government.
The attacks took place on January 3 on the assassination anniversary of Iran’s anti-terror icon, General Qassem Soleimani, who was martyred in a US drone strike in Iraq in 2020.
Two explosions ripped through a route leading to the top general’s resting place as people had gathered for his martyrdom anniversary. So far, 93 people have been confirmed dead, with 284 others getting injured.
The Daesh terror group claimed responsibility for the attacks which have drawn international condemnation from across the world.
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