His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today sent a cable of condolences to the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

HRH the Crown Prince expressed deepest condolences to President el-Sisi over the victims of the terrorist attack that led to the death of an officer and five soldiers when a bomb exploded in one of the vehicles of the armed forces during a raid on a terrorist hotspot in northern Sinai.

HRH Crown Prince also condoled with the Egyptian president over the victims of the attempted terrorist attack that targeted Mar Mina Church in the city of Helwan.

HRH the Crown Prince strongly condemned the heinous criminal attacks that contravene all divine religions and human values, praying to Allah the Almighty to rest the souls of the victims in eternal peace, and to bless the wounded with speedy recovery.