Thursday, July 13 2006 10:04 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

United Nations: The United Nations Security Council has condemned 'in the strongest terms' the deadly bombings in Srinagar and Mumbai that left over 200 dead and urged all countries to cooperate with Indian authorities in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

"The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the series of bomb attacks that occurred in different parts of India, including Mumbai, on 11 July 2006," a statement issued by the Council's president for July, French Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said yesterday (July 12, 2006).

"The Security Council underlines the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice, and urges all States. To cooperate actively with the Indian authorities in this regard," the statement approved by consensus said.

A series of coordinated bomb blasts on Mumbai's rail network on Tuesday killed 200 people and left 714 injured. At least seven people were killed and 37 injured in a string of grenade blasts in Srinagar on the same day.

"The Security Council reaffirms that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed," the statement said.