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Morocco condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt

25 January 2014 20:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Morocco on Saturday condemned the recent terror blasts in Egypt as "horrendous terrorist acts" that are contrary to religious and human values and against the principles of peaceful coexistence, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Morocco is deeply concerned by the series of terrorist attacks " that occurred these days in Egypt against security and cultural administrations and some districts of Cairo, killing many people and injuring a lot of others, said a release of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Three separate explosions rocked Egyptian capital Cairo Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 85 others, one day before the third anniversary of an upheaval that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak.

Morocco reiterates its support to Egypt to face the plague of terrorism and all types of threats against its stability and security, the release said.

"Morocco condemns these horrendous terrorist acts that are " contrary to religious and human values and to the principles of peaceful coexistence" and attempt to jeopardize the ongoing democratic transition in Egypt.