New York, Feb. 15 -- : The United Nations on Thursday (local time) strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district which claimed as many as 40 lives of security personnel and called for bringing the perpetrators behind the attack to justice.

"We strongly condemn today's attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and to the people and the Government of India. We wish a speedy recovery to injured and call for those behind the attack to be brought to justice," the UN said in a statement.

In the deadliest terror attack on security forces in Kashmir, around 40 CRPF personnel were killed when their convoy was targeted in Pulwama district...