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World Leaders Condemn Bomb Attacks in Egypt
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Egyptian officials say most of those killed are Egyptians, but at
least eight foreigners have been confirmed dead

World leaders have condemned the series of bomb attacks in an Egyptian
resort town that killed at least 88 people and wounded more than 100
others early Saturday. The attacks in Egypt follow multiple bombings
in London and an explosion in Beirut in recent days.







Hosni Mubarak, center, tours scene of explosion at Ghazala Gardens
hotel, SaturdayEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited the Red Sea
resort of Sharm el-Sheikh hours after three near-simultaneous
explosions tore through a luxury hotel, a parking lot and a market at
around 1:00 a.m. local time. Mr. Mubarak later condemned the attack in
a televised address.

Mr. Mubarak said terrorism is expanding around the world. He noted
that Saturday's attacks came on the eve of the anniversary of Egypt's
1952 revolution, when the country became a republic. He said the
attacks only increase his determination to uproot terrorism.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian leader
Mahmoud Abbas, who met for talks in the West Bank town of Ramallah on
Saturday, condemned the attacks. Ms. Rice expressed sympathy for the
victims and solidarity with the Egyptian government.







Condoleezza Rice "We continue, all of us in the civilized world, to
face great challenges in terrorism," she said, "and we continue to be
united in the view that terrorism must be confronted, and they (the
terrorists) will not succeed in destroying our way of life."

Egyptian officials say most of those killed in the attacks on the Red
Sea resort town are Egyptians, but at least eight foreigners have been
confirmed dead.

The attacks followed a bomb blast in Beirut Friday that injured 12
people.

On Thursday, a series of small explosions on London's public
transportation system caused no serious injuries. They mirrored
similar coordinated bomb attacks two weeks before that killed 56
people, and British authorities have launched a massive investigation
into the blasts.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the attacks show that the
struggle against terrorism reaches beyond national borders.







Jack Straw"It shows that the fight against this terrorism is
international," he said. "I've spoken this morning to my colleague,
the Egyptian foreign minister, to assure him of our full support, and
our full solidarity with the Egyptian people, and the Egyptian
government. Their fight is ours. Our fight is theirs."

Top officials from France, Russia, Jordan, Iran, Iraq and other
nations also condemned the latest attacks, and expressed sympathy for
the victims.