CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Egypt extends its condolences and strongly condemns the terrorist attacks against Istanbul's Ataturk airport, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement conveyed via its official Facebook account Wednesday.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zeid, expressed his condolences to the Turkish people as well as the victims' families, and wished the injured a speedy recovery, in the statement.
The Egyptian people will stand by the Turkish people during this critical time.
In addition, Egypt is urging the world to unite its efforts towards eradicating terrorism, said Abu Zeid in the statement.
At least 36 people were killed and several others were injured in the bombing attacks against Ataturk international airport on Tuesday evening.
