Al Azhar and Awqaf min. deplore terrorist attack in North Sinai

Al Azhar condemned on Tuesday a terrorist attack that hit a marketplace at Sheikh Zowayyed city in North Sinai, leaving seven people, including four policemen and three civilians, dead and others wounded.

In a statement, Al Azhar said that targeting the innocent people by the terrorists proves that the harsh blows dealt by the Armed Forces and police to these groups made them incapable of direct confrontation.

Al Azhar extended its deepest condolences to the Egyptian police and the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has deplored the terrorist attack that targeted a police patrol in Sheikh Zuweid city in North Sinai, leaving seven people, including four policemen, dead and 26 others wounded.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Gomaa said such heinous acts contradict with Islam, describing the killing of innocent people as one of the greatest sins.

The minister, also, praised great sacrifices made by army and police personnel to defend the homeland, extending his condolences to the victims' families and wishing a speedy recovery for the wounded, the statement added.