The White House condemned two terrorist attacks in Pakistan on Friday that have left at least 80 people dead.
“The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Parachinar and Quetta on Friday,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement.
The first attack occurred in the southwestern city of Quetta, where a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police checkpoint leaving 13 dead and dozens injured.
Both ISIS-K and a faction of the Pakistani Taliban have separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
The deadlier second attack occurred in the northwestern town of Parachinar, where two suicide bombers detonated explosives in a crowded market killing at least 55 and injuring hundreds. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Alami, a terror group with ties to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for that attack in a message to news agency AFP.
Spicer noted the attacks “are a strong reminder of the threat posed throughout the region by the scourge of terrorism.”
“We stand with the people of Pakistan in their fight against it,” he said.
