US Muslims Condemn Boston Attacks
US Muslims have strongly condemned deadly bombings targeting an international marathon in Boston, calling for extending help and prayers for the victims of the cowardly attacks.
"American Muslims, like Americans of all backgrounds, condemn in the strongest possible terms today's cowardly bomb attack on participants and spectators of the Boston Marathon,” Nihad Awad, National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said in a statement obtained by OnIslam.net on Tuesday, April 16.
"We urge people of all faiths to pray for the victims and their loved ones and for the speedy recovery of those injured.
“We also call for the swift apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators,” Awad said.
Two explosions rocked near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injured 140 others.
At least 17 people are critically wounded, and the injuries include several amputations.
One of the dead was an eight-year-old boy, US media said.
No information is yet available about those behind the attack and their motives.
Source: On Islam
"We urge people of all faiths to pray for the victims and their loved ones and for the speedy recovery of those injured.
“We also call for the swift apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators,” Awad said.
Two explosions rocked near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injured 140 others.
At least 17 people are critically wounded, and the injuries include several amputations.
One of the dead was an eight-year-old boy, US media said.
No information is yet available about those behind the attack and their motives.
Source: On Islam
