Egypt condemns suicide attack against Russian embassy in Kabul

CAIRO – 5 September 2022: Egypt deeply condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Russian embassy in Kabul on Monday morning, said spokesperson of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez in a statement.

 

 

A bomber approached the gate of the Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and then blew himself up, killing 6 people including two employees of the Russian embassy staff and injuring at least ten others.

 

 

“Egypt is expressing condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Russia, and solidarity with them in this painful incident. Egypt also offered its sincere condolences to the families of the Afghan citizens' victims in the accident,” the statement read.

 

 

 

The Foreign Ministry spokesman reiterated Egypt's firm stance towards condemning all forms of terrorism, and the need to confront it.

 

 

“On September 5, at 10:50 am Kabul time, an unidentified terrorist activated an explosive device in the direct vicinity of the entrance to the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in Kabul. The explosion killed two employees of the diplomatic mission; there are casualties among citizens of Afghanistan as well,” said the Russian embassy in a statement.

 

 

The Russian Embassy is in close contact with Afghanistan’s security services, which are conducting an investigation, the statement added.