TRIPOLI, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The east-based House of Representatives of Libya on Friday strongly condemned the deadly attack in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province, which killed nine military men.
“The Committee of Foreign Affairs condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted Egyptian soldiers in south of the city of Bir al-Abd in North Sinai,” the east-based parliament said in a statement.
“The committee would like to take this opportunity to stress the solidarity of the House of Representative with the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and keenness for mutual cooperation to fight this dangerous phenomenon that threatens the stability and prosperity of our societies,” the statement said.
On Thursday, an improvised explosive device was detonated in the northeastern North Sinai province, killing nine Egyptian military personnel.
Egypt has been fighting a wave of terrorist activities that killed hundreds of policemen, soldiers and civilians since the ouster of its Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 and the later security crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood group.
Most terrorist attacks in Egypt over the past few years were claimed by a Sinai-based group loyal to the Daesh regional section. — NNN-XINHUA