Rouhani condemns Egypt terrorist attack
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned Friday’s deadly mosque attack in Egypt as “a heinous terrorist crime,” offering condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. “Condemning the heinous terrorist crime during Friday Prayers in Egypt, I extend Iranian people’s and my sincere condolences to the Egyptian people and the bereaved families of the victims,” President Rouhani said in a message posted on his official Twitter account on Saturday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also strongly condemned the attack, Tasnim News Agency reported.
“Once again the cowardly hand of terrorism targeted the dear nation of Egypt and proved one more time that terrorism considers no difference between divine and human values as it does not differentiate between places even if they are mosques and place of worship,” Zarif said in a message on his twitter account.
“I strongly condemn this heinous act of terrorism and ask God to give his blessing to the martyrs of the incident and bring quick recovery to the wounded,” he added.
At least 305 people were killed and 109 others injured when terrorists attacked the Rawda Mosque in North Sinai.
Reports indicate the terrorists used explosives and heavy weaponry in their attack on the mosque.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-sisi announced three days of nationwide mourning.