UN Chief Offers Condolences to Iraq After IS Stadium Bombing

UN Chief Offers Condolences to Iraq After IS Stadium Bombing
Broken Cups lie on the ground as people inspect the aftermath of a suicide bombing at a soccer field in Iskandariya, 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 26, 2016. A suicide bomber killed and wounded dozens in an attack on a crowd gathered at a soccer stadium south of Baghdad on Friday. AP Photo/Karim Kadim
The Associated Press
Updated:

BAGHDAD—U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his condolences on Saturday to the families and friends of the 41 people killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer stadium in Iraq, adding that the “the international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage.”

Speaking during an official visit to Iraq Saturday, Ban said that the battle against the Islamic State group—which claimed attack—must comply with international law, noting continued reports of arbitrary arrests and killings in IS-liberated areas.