Greek FM: Egypt remains “tolerant society” against terrorism

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Sat, 27 May 2017 - 10:09 GMT

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias - Reuters

Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias - Reuters

CAIRO – 27 May 2017: Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias sent a letter offering condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry after a terrorist attack that occurred in Minya Friday, leaving dozens killed, according to MENA.

In the letter, Kotzias said he was “deeply shocked” by the terrorist attack that targeted a bus carrying Copts on their way to St. Samuel Monastery.

He added that Greece assures that such awful acts “still unites Egypt in its efforts to combat terrorism in order to bring the involved to justice.”

He further said that he believes Egypt will remain a “tolerant, multi-religious society against terrorists’ plans.”

At least 28 Copts, including children, were killed on Friday in a shooting in Upper Egypt on Friday. No groups have yet claimed responsibility for the attack, while a police hunt has been launched to apprehend the perpetrators.

The attack, which took place a day before the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was widely condemned by world leaders. The UN Security Council held a minute's silence to pay tribute to the victims of the Minya attack. In a statement, the council denounced the "heinous and cowardly" terrorist attack.

Russia described the attack as a "disgusting act" that demonstrated the "inhumane essence of international terrorists who do not stop at any cost to achieve their lowly goals."

Berlin showed solidarity with Egypt and said it cooperates with Egypt "to ensure that things like this don't happen again in future," according to the German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Martin Schaefer.

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Palestine and Iraq decried the attack, affirming their full support of Egyptians in their fight against terrorism.

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