CAIRO, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammad Kamel Amr strongly denounced on Sunday the bombing at a building belonging to the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church in Misrata city, north Libya, last night.
The deadly bombing killed to Egyptian workers and wounded two others.
The Minister expressed, in a press release here, sincere condolences to the victims and their relatives, and urged for a thorough investigation into the crime and brining the culprits to justice.
Upon receiving notification of the heinous crime, Egyptian consul in Tripoli, capital of Libya, Tareq Dahdouj rushed to the site, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Plenipotentiary Amr Rushdi said.
The Consul, accompanied by the monk of the church Morqos Zaghlool inspected the scene of the crime and met leaders of the local security services investigating the crime, Rushdi pointed out.
The Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli sent an urgent request for the Libyan authorities to provide the necessary protection to the church and the affiliate buildings. (end) rg.gb KUNA 302227 Dec 12NNNN