Doha / Information Office / April 12

The State of Qatar expressed Friday its strong condemnation and denunciation of the explosion that took place in a local market in the city of Quetta in the West of Pakistan, leaving a number of people killed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed, in a statement released today, the State of Qatar's position of rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of the motivations and reasons.

The statement expressed the State of Qatar's condolences to the families of the victims, the government, and people of Pakistan.