China Red Cross to provide 200,000 U.S. dollars for victims of attack on Iranian elementary school

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China expresses deep condolences regarding the deaths of students in the recent attack on an Iranian elementary school and extends sincere sympathies to their families, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Guo added that the Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Iranian Red Crescent Society with 200,000 U.S. dollars in emergency humanitarian assistance.

Guo said China condemns all indiscriminate attacks against civilians and non-military targets. Targeting schools and harming children constitute a severe violation of international humanitarian law and cross the bottom line of human morality and conscience, he added.

"China is willing to continue to offer necessary support to Iran in the spirit of humanitarianism to help the Iranian people overcome the difficulties," the spokesperson said. ■