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RIYADH, May 26 (KUNA) - Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the armed attack in Minya province, southern Egypt, that killed and wounded scores of "innocent people."
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday reaffirmed the Kingdom's solidarity with Egypt, and stressed the importance of joining international efforts "to eradicate the scourge of terrorism and extremism," according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
The source expressed the Kingdom's condolences to the families of the victims and to the Egyptian government and people, wishing the wounded a speedy recovery.
At least, twenty-four people were killed and 27 wounded when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt's Minya governorate.
A security source said the bus came under attack while travelling on the desert road to the St. Samuel Monastery in Minya, about 220km south of, Cairo. (end)
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