MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd September, 2018) Ambassadors of Denmark and the Netherlands as well as UK charge d'affaires were summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry following the terrorist attack in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, local media reported Sunday citing the ministry's spokesman Bahram Qasemi.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed protest to the diplomats regarding the fact that the three countries allegedly hosted members of the terrorist group that was responsible for the attack, according to IRNA news agency.
"It is not acceptable that the European Union does not blacklist members of these terrorist groups as long as they do not perpetrate a crime on the European soil," Qasemi said as quoted by IRNA.
He noted that the situation when the spokesman for the Al-Ahvazi terrorist group could claim responsibility for the terrorist act through a London-based tv broadcaster was unacceptable.
In turn, the diplomats expressed regret over the tragedy and pledged to transfer the protest to their governments.
On Saturday, armed militants opened fire at a military parade, leaving at least 28 people killed and injuring another 60, according to media reports. The Saudi-linked Patriotic Arab Democratic Movement in Ahvaz has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
