The remains of a double-decker bus after a suspected
terrorist bomb exploded on the bus in London.
Thursday's deadly blasts in London have triggered worldwide condemnations
with the United Nations taking the lead.
In a strongly-worded resolution that
was unanimously adopted, the UN Security Council said any act of terrorism is a
threat to peace and security, urging all states to cooperate actively to bring
perpetrators to justice.
It also expressed sympathy with victims of the
blasts that have left at least 37 people dead and more than 700 others
injured.
Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized countries and five
leading developing countries, namely Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South
Africa, condemned the "barbaric attacks."
"We are united in our resolve to
confront and defeat this terrorism that is an attack, not on one nation, but on
all nations and on civilized people everywhere," said a statement issued in the
name of all participants at the G8 plus five meeting.
The United States
denounced the explosions, saying the attacks could only strengthen Britain's
resolve to fight terror.
"This is obviously an attack that demonstrates the
barbarity of the terrorists with whom we are dealing," US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice said in a statement.
"It will, in fact, only strengthen the
resolve of Great Britain ... in our determination to root out this scourge
against humanity and against civilization," she added.
British Prime Minister
Tony Blair and Spain's then Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar were Washington's
staunchest allies in the Iraq War in 2003.
Fatal training bombings in March
2004 in Madrid led to Aznar's defeat in elections. Blair, however, won
re-election earlier this year.
The Arab League (AL) expressed shock at the
appalling blasts. " We deeply regret such blasts which claimed the lives of a
number of innocent people," said AL chief Amr Moussa.
The league rejects any
such acts whether in London or any other European or Arab capital or anywhere in
the world, he said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned the
terror attacks and expressed his country's condolences and sympathy with the
British people.
Another influential AL member state, Syria, denounced the
bombings. In an official statement, President Bashar al-Assad said: "On behalf
of the Syrian people and myself, we denounce these awful actions that we condemn
and strongly refuse."
In Tehran, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement
that Iran disapproves and denounces resorting to terror to reach aims.
Kenyan
President Mwai Kibaki said in his message: "Indeed, the heinous attacks against
humanity should rekindle our joint efforts against terrorism and serve as the
driving (force) for the world to unite against the vice."
Condemnations were
voiced in many other countries, including Algeria, Australia, Canada, Jordan,
Mozambique, Singapore and Tunisia.