Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd led world leaders yesterday in condemning the terrorist attacks in Sharm El-Sheikh. The king sent his condolences to President Hosni Mubarak and called for rooting out those who seek to spread corruption. Crown Prince Abdullah and Prince Sultan, second deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, sent similar messages to the Egyptian leader. The Kingdom strongly condemned the attacks and declared its full backing to Egypt and the international community in the war against terrorism. An official source quoted by the Saudi Press Agency said terrorism knows no religion or country and is only bent on destroying and killing.The Makkah-based Muslim World League condemned the attacks, saying Islam rejects such acts and forbids the killing of the innocent. MWL Secretary-General Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki said the attacks were part of an international terrorist campaign and declared MWL readiness to work with the international community to fight violence and terrorism which he said does not belong to any particular religion.
The 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference described the attacks as criminal and evil acts that contradict Islamic teachings and human values.
The White House denounced the attacks. âThe United States stands firmly with the people of Egypt at this time of national mourning,â White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said in a statement.
| This is all pretty much pro-forma. You have an attack like this, you send condolences. What'll be a lot more important will be the amount and type of assistance and cooperation that's rendered. |