Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 06 Aug 2019, 06:58 am Print
Amman (Xinhua/UNI) King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday sent a cable to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, expressing condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack in Cairo.
In the cable, King Abdullah condemned the cowardly act, affirming Jordan's solidarity with Egypt in efforts to fight terrorism and safeguard its stability and security, according to a Royal Court statement.
The king expressed sympathies to the people of Egypt and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Twenty people were killed and 47 were injured in a multi-vehicle crash and an ensuing explosion on Monday that forced the partial evacuation of the nearby National Cancer Institute, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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