BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Condemnations continued on Saturday around the world over a series of terrorist bombings at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which killed at least 88 people, including foreign tourists.

    Chinese President Hu Jintao, in a message to his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, expressed deep condolences to the victims killed in the multiple car bombings.

    He reaffirmed that the Chinese government is firmly against terrorism in all manifestations and will join hands with the international community to promote cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

    In Washington, the United States strongly condemned the deadly car bombings, saying it will stand firmly with the people of Egypt.

    "The United States stands ready to assist the government of Egypt in helping the victims and bringing the perpetrators of these acts to justice," White House spokesman Scott McClellan saidin a statement.

    US President George W. Bush also called his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, to offer his personal condolences and the support of the American people.

    British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw condemned the "evil people" who carried out the bomb attacks, saying: "It shows that the fight against this terrorism is international."

    In a German newspaper article to be published Sunday, German President Horst Koehler called on the international community to defend liberty and tolerance.

    Koehler wrote in the weekly Bild am Sonntag that "there is no excuse for the blind fury of the terrorists."

    In Rome, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said in a statement that "the Sharm el-Sheik massacre confirms that we are faced with a barbaric intensification of the actions of death" carried out by terrorists.

    He vowed Italy would stand firm in its commitment "against thisvery grave threat to peace, freedom and democracy."

    Greek President Karolos Papoulias said in a telegram to Mubarakthat his country is ready to provide humanitarian aid for Egypt.

    "These abhorrent terrorist attacks against your country, which have brought the death of many innocent citizens, are condemned byall in the most absolute and categorical manner," Papoulias said.

    Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin called the attacks "a deplorable act of violence against innocent civilians."

    "Canadians raise their voices with those who condemn these actsof terror, and against those who value human life less than their own extreme beliefs," Martin said in a statement.

    In Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called the attacks a crime committed against innocent civilians.

    "These acts which are aimed indiscriminately at killing innocent civilians and inflicting damages on property, deserve to be condemned by the whole international community in the strongestterms possible," Meles said in a message sent to Mubarak.

    The African Union (AU) said the bombings were "perpetrated against the town of Sham el-Sheik known by all to be a symbol of peace and dialogue."

    "Nothing can justify terrorism," AU Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare said in a statement. "Dialogue of cultures, civilizations, religions are the only possible way toward a world that is peaceful, stable and just."

    Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir described the attacks as "criminal and odious."

    "We, on behalf of the Sudanese people and government, condemn this criminal and odious incident and offer our warm condolences to the victims of the attacks and to the Egyptian government and people on this great loss," al-Bashir said.

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his callfor a joint fight against terrorism.

    Erdogan said through his office that "we are once more facing the inhumane side of terrorism. We can never know when and where terrorism can occur and whom it will hit."

    Bosnia-Herzegovina's Prime Minister Adnan Terzic sent his condolences to Egyptian authorities and the victims' families, stressing that terrorism in the world must stop.

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf voiced his "determination to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."

    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, whose country suffered a new bombing late Friday, sent a message of condolences to Mubarak.

    "Lebanon, which has suffered for so long and still suffers fromterrorist attacks, stands by Egypt in these difficult circumstances," the message read.

    Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari called for international cooperation against the "cancer of terrorism."

    "We wish the Egyptian armed forces success in fighting the cancer of terrorism which threatens the peace of the entire world," he said.

    Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Moasher said his country"stands by Egypt in these trying circumstances and offers its condolences to the victims' families."

    Saudi King Fahd, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and Defense Minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz also sent messages of condolences to Mubarak in which they expressed their "condemnation of this criminal act."

    Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah condemnedthe bombings which he said "contravene all human values," while ina letter to Mubarak, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Kahlifabin Zayed al-Nahyan presented his condolences and condemned the "evil terrorist acts which killed a great number of innocent people."

    Israel offered to send army rescue teams to Sharm el-Sheikh to help emergency crews deal with the carnage, which it described as "inhuman acts of terrorism."

    In Caracas, the Venezuelan government expressed "its firmest condemnation and rejection" for the "abominable terrorist attacks."

    "In spite of the damage caused by these terrorist actions, Venezuela believes that the government and people of Egypt will know how to overcome this tragedy, assuring the country's institutional and political stability," Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said in a statement. Enditem