US, British embassies deplore Alexandria terrorist bombing

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Sat, 24 Mar 2018 - 02:32 GMT

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Sat, 24 Mar 2018 - 02:32 GMT

The security director of Alexandria survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, after a massive explosion targeted his convoy at Rushdy district in the center of Alexandria governorate on March 24, 2018 - Press photo

The security director of Alexandria survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, after a massive explosion targeted his convoy at Rushdy district in the center of Alexandria governorate on March 24, 2018 - Press photo

CAIRO - 24 March 2018: The US Embassy in Cairo condemned the terrorist attack that targeted on Saturday the motorcade of

Alexandria

security chief in the Mediterranean city.

"The U.S. reaffirms commitment to stand with Egypt in the battle against terrorism," the embassy said on its official Twitter account.

The embassy also extended condolences to the families and friends of the deceased and wished the wounded a speedy recovery.



The British ambassador to Egypt John Casson expressed the United Kingdom's condemnation to the attack.

"The United Kingdom condemns the car bombing today in #Alexandria and stands by Egypt in the fight against terrorism," Casson tweeted on Saturday.




Contributed by MENA

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