United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attack on Uri in Jammu & Kashmir.

The response comes in the middle of the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York.

A statement issued by the United Nations stated, “The Secretary-General condemns today’s militant attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and to the Government of India. He wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. The Secretary-General hopes that the perpetrators of this crime will be identified and brought to justice.”

The attack has claimed the lives of 18 soldiers and injured 19 others.

The attack stared at 4:30 am September 18.