UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council and UN Secretary-Generl Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Philippine night market that killed at least 14 people, stressing the need to bring perpetrators to justice.
"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack at a night market in the city of Davao in the Philippines on 2 September," the 15-nation council said in a press statement.
They expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government of the Philippines and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured, the statement said.
"The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security," the statement said.
"The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," it added.
"The members of the Security Council reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed," the statement said.
The Security Council reaffirmed the need for all countries to combat by all means threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, according to the statement.
Read the full story at Xinhua