Foreign Affairs Minister condemns attack in North Sinai
Rt Hon Winston Peters
Deputy
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign
Affairs
25 November
2017 MEDIA STATEMENT
Foreign Affairs Minister condemns
attack in Eqypt’s North Sinai
Deputy
Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, the Rt Hon
Winston Peters, has condemned the terrorist attack in
Egypt’s North Sinai which has killed more than 230 people
and injured over 100 more, making it the deadliest attack in
Egyptian history.
The attack took place today during Friday prayers (Egypt time) when gunmen opened fire on worshippers in the mosque, as well as detonating bombs.
“New Zealand strongly condemns this cowardly attack on innocent people at prayer and conveys its condolences to the Government of Egypt and the families and loved ones of those affected.” Mr Peters says.
The area where the attack took place is one of two areas in Egypt which New Zealand’s travel advisory classifies as an extreme risk due to the threat of terrorism, kidnapping and the presence of armed groups.
“Our embassy in Cairo is monitoring the situation closely and there is no indication of any New Zealand casualties," Mr Peters says.
The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice to New
Zealanders travelling to Egypt is available on www.safetravel.govt.nz.