DUBAI: Saudi Arabia led tributes pouring in for the victims of a fire that broke out on Sunday in Egypt’s Abu Sefein Church in Cairo.
The fire ripped through the Coptic church located in Imbabah, killing at least 41 people and injuring several others.
Saudi’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, offered their condolences to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the victims’ families.
King Salman and Prince Mohammed expressed ‘profound sorrow and sincere sympathy’ in their condolences and wished the injured a ‘quick recovery’.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry had expressed ‘great sadness and sorrow’ following the huge fire which engulfed the Egyptian church.
The ministry offered its condolences to the government and people of Egypt, wishing the injured a speedy recovery, and security and safety for Egypt and its people.
Also on Sunday, the UAE’s leaders offered their condolences and prayers for the victims’ families and President el-Sisi.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, wished the people who were hurt in the blaze a steady recovery.
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister, offered his condolences to el-Sisi and Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly.
Similarly, Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh sent his condolences to Madbouly.
Khasawneh offered his ‘condolences and sympathy’ to the Egyptian government, people and victims’ families during the phone call between the pair, reported Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Tunisian President Kais Saied offered his sincere condolences to his Egyptian counterpart, el-Sisi, and wished the injured a speedy recovery in a phone call following the incident, according to a statement from the Presidency of the Republic.
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, expressed his condolences and sympathy.
Taha offered his sincere condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery for those injured in the incident.
He stressed the OIC’s continuous support in solidarity with Egypt through tragic circumstances.
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