Minya bus shooting condemned

Bahrain yesterday strongly condemned the shooting that targeted a passenger bus in Minya in Egypt, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of innocent people.

The Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the brotherly Arab Republic of Egypt in confronting terrorism, vowing full support for all its incessant efforts to reinforce security and peace. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the casualties, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured in this terror act, which aimed to intimidate and endanger the lives of the innocent people.

It reiterated Bahrain’s firm rejection and renunciation of violence and terrorism of all forms, which calls for concerted international efforts to curb this phenomenon and dry out its funding sources.