CAIRO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Egypt strongly condemned on Saturday a failed terror attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca that left 11 persons injured.
"Egypt pledged support for Saudi Arabia to face any attempt that undermines its peace and stability," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Saudi Interior Ministry said that three cells had planned the attack on worshippers and security forces at the mosque.
The foiled attack came while the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is about to end, with millions of Muslims spending the last ten days of the month worshipping in the holy mosque.
"Any attempt to attack the Grand Mosque, destination for Muslims and the holiest site in Islam, during the holy month of Ramadan signaled disregard of heinous terrorist groups for the moderate teachings of Islam," the foreign ministry statement added.
Egypt called on the international community to unify efforts to uproot terrorism and dry up its funding sources, added the statement.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the planned attack.
In May last year, Saudi security forces shot dead two alleged Islamic State fighters outside Mecca, and two others blew themselves up outside Mecca.
