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UAE strongly condemns attack on Egyptian minister

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Cairo, Sep 6 (IANS/WAM) The ministry of foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack which had targeted the motorcade of the Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Thursday.

The United Arab Emirates stands by the Arab Republic of Egypt in confronting all forms of terrorism, an official statement from the UAE's foreign ministry said.

Ibrahim survived an assassination attempt when a bomb blew up as his convoy drove through Cairo's Nasr City district.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan also sent a cable to Egypt's interior minister, expressing condemnation to the terrorist attack.

 

Sheikh Saif expressed sympathy with the families of the victims and wished the injured speedy recovery.

--IANS/WAM

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First Published: Sep 06 2013 | 6:28 AM IST

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