Gulf Cooperation Council chief Dr. Nayef Al Hajraf has condemned an armed attack on a water-lifting station in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 11 soldiers and hurt five others as a “cowardly terrorist” attack.
Gulf states stand in solidarity with Egypt in confronting violence, extremism and terrorism, the secretary-general of the six-nation bloc said in a statement, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said.
He underlined the bloc’s “total rejection” of the attack, saying these acts “contradict religious and humanitarian principles and moral values.”
On behalf of the GCC, he also expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, to Egypt’s government and its people, wishing those injured a swift recovery.
