United Nations: Condemning the suicide attacks in Baghdad which left at least 40 people dead, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called the bombing of the Red Cross office in Baghdad a "crime against humanity."

Annan said he is "is deeply dismayed" at the latest series of terrorist attacks.

He said he believes "all terrorist acts, from whatever quarter and whatever their justification, are morally repugnant and indefensible," and called upon the authorities in Iraq to bring those responsible to justice.

A series of terrorist bombings left at least 40 people dead and more than 200 injured in Iraq on October 27.

PTI