2 January 2011 - 20:30

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has condemned the suicide bombing that killed 21 people at a church in Alexandria, Egypt, a government statement released on Sunday said

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has condemned the suicide bombing that killed 21 people at a church in Alexandria, Egypt, a government statement released on Sunday said.

"This awful crime targeted both Christians and Muslims, both innocent. It demonstrates again the criminal nature of the terrorists.

We in Iraq, government and people, find ourselves on the side of our brothers in Egypt in standing against this heinous attack, and we are fully confident in the ability of the people of Egypt and their wise leaders to overcome this ordeal," the statement quoted a message from Al Maliki as saying.

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