Bishop Amonious from the Qena archbishopric said: “God sent [President] Sisi to lead the ship and save it from drowning. Abbas Shuman, deputy of al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh, said Islam prohibits the bloodshed of all people, not only Muslims. “Whoever blows himself up is a suicide bomber, who will be tortured with the same method he used and by the same number of people he killed,” he added. Major General Ayman al-Sisi, who attended on behalf of Qena governor Major General Abdel Hamid al-Haggan, said Egypt is in a fierce battle, not only defending its people or its wealth, but the whole world as well. It takes the responsibility of fighting alone, while the best of its people are paying for it.

Source: Egypt Independent May 16, 2017 11:05 UTC