BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraq on Friday strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province that killed and wounded hundreds of worshippers, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.
"The ministry confirms its solidarity with the brotherly Republic of Egypt and extends its sincere condolences to the families of the martyrs and wishes swift recovery of the wounded," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry renewed its call to "eradicate terrorism and its extremist intellectual resources, which target innocent people all over the world," according to the statement.
Earlier in the day, suspected militants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on worshippers in a mosque during the weekly Friday prayer at the village of Rawda in Egypt's North Sinai province, leaving at least 235 people killed and over 100 others wounded.
