Egypt condemns deadly suicide bombing attack in Pakistan

STORY: Egypt condemns deadly suicide bombing attack in Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Egypt condemned on Monday in the strongest terms the deadly suicide bombing attack that took place on Sunday in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry reaffirmed Egypt's categorical rejection of all forms of violence, stressing its full solidarity with Pakistan in confronting extremism and terrorism. The government and people of Egypt expressed sincere condolences to the government and people of Pakistan, wishing a speedy recovery for all the injured, the statement said. On Sunday, a suicide bomber exploded his jacket at a political gathering of supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl political party in the province, killing more than 50 people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows security personnel standing guard near the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)

PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an ambulance arriving at the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)