President Sisi condemns Sri Lanka blasts

CAIRO - 21 April 2019: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi condemned Sunday the Sri Lanka bombings on his official page on Twitter. The president offered condolences over the victims of such terrorist attacks that Target all humanity.

Also, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Sri Lanka bombings that targeted three churches and three hotels, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds, according to a statement issued by the ministry Sunday.

Egypt expressed sincere condolences to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery and stressing the Egyptian government and people's solidarity with the government and people of Sri Lanka in their grief.

The Egyptian government stressed that these despicable acts that target innocent people and places of worship will not succeed in achieving their goals, affirming their confidence in Sri Lanka's ability to overcome the crisis, the statement added.
It is worth mentioning that the Catholic Church in Egypt condemned the blasts.

Also, Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly condemned the bombings witnessed across Sri Lanka. Allam said that targeting places of worship, shedding the blood of the innocent and defenseless people and spreading hatred and fomenting sedition among people of the same nation are abhorrent acts that are prohibited by all religions.
He called on Sri Lankan nationals to cooperate with security bodies to reveal those behind these terrorist attacks.