Local, international condemnation of recent terrorist attacks

CAIRO – 15 July 2017: Local and international entities expressed on Friday condemnation of the terrorist attacks that took place recently in Egypt.

Giza Governor Mohamed Kamal al Daly condemned on Friday a terrorist attack that left five policemen in Badrasheen killed, saying that terrorism tried to destabilize Egypt and kill innocent people, noting that terrorism has no religion and the will of the Egyptian people will prevail. He further expressed his sympathy with the families of the victims.
Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac also condemned on Friday the terrorist attack and wished the injured speedy recovery.

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb has strongly denounced the attack, confirming Al-Azhar’s long-standing position on rejecting violence and terror acts that aim at undermining Egypt’s security and stability. He also expressed support for the Egyptian police and army and called on them “to continue confronting everyone behind these cowardly terror attacks.”

Al-Azhar, the world's oldest seat of Sunni Islamic learning, further expressed in a statement its condolences to the families of martyrs, asking God for peace upon their souls.

International condemnation
Ambassador Ivan Surkos, head of the European Union delegation to Egypt, strongly condemned the terror attack in Badrasheen, Giza.

On his Twitter page, Surkos deplored the incident against policemen and reiterated the EU’s solidarity with Egypt in its war against terrorism.

Hurghada attack
The United States Embassy in Cairo, on Saturday, condemned the terrorist incidents of the two tourists stabbed to death in Hurghada on Friday and the shooting that targeted a security checkpoint in Giza.

The U.S. Embassy’s Twitter account cited U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as saying , "The United States has one goal: drive terrorism off the face of the Earth," combined with the hashtag “#USSupportForEgypt”.

On Friday, a knife-wielding man broke into a beach of the Red Sea town Hurghada and plunged a knife into the bodies of the two female German tourists and injured others.

French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes Roumetti-España said France condemns the Hurghada attack that killed two German tourists, and she praised the rapid intervention of the Egyptian police force, which led to the arrest of the perpetrator.

“France stands by the Egyptian and German authorities’ side and reiterates its insistence to combat terrorism. It also expresses its condolences to the relatives of the victims and wishes speedy recovery to the wounded,” she added.