Abbas condemns 'terrorist' Tel Aviv blast

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has condemned suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv as an act of terrorism and called on the international community to act to end the "serious deterioration" in the region.

"President Abbas condemns this terrorist attack at the old bus station in Tel Aviv which has caused death and injuries among Israeli civilians," a statement from Abbas's office said Monday.

"This attack violates the Palestinian national consensus and runs contrary to our interests."

Abbas also appealed to the "international community to intervene to put an end to the serious deterioration in the region".

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