UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS, United States: Outraged in the wake of an attack by Jahbat Al-Nusra which caused numerous deaths and injuries in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the incident and expressed its determination to combat terrorism on all fronts.

In a press statement issued on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in New York City, Council members expressed their condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the people and government of Lebanon. They also wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the incident. According to news reports, a suicide bomb attack on a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least nine people and wounded dozens of others on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).