Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the attack on the bus transporting Coptic Christians in the western desert road aims at undermining the cohesion of the Egyptian state and people. He added that Egypt will never hesitate to strike terrorist camps in which operatives are trained to carry out operations against Egypt; wherever they may be, whether in Egypt or abroad, to preserve the security of Egypt and its people. The President stressed that Egypt would not hesitate to launch further strikes against the camps of the terrorist elements tgat threaten Egypt’s national security. He also called on the security services to continue their efforts to protect the security of Egypt and its people. Sisi stressed the need to punish countries that support terrorism, fund terrorist organizations, and provide weapons or fighters or training.

Source: Egypt Independent May 27, 2017 12:17 UTC