Kuwait- Attack on Coptic Christians merciless slaughter - Trump
Date
5/27/2017 4:19:17 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, May 26 (KUNA) -- US President Donald trump Friday condemned the bombing of a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt, where dozens were killed, and described it as "merciless slaughter (that) tears at our hearts.
"Terrorists are engaged in a war against civilization, and it is up to all who value life to confront and defeat this evil," Trump said in a statement, and repeatedly reaffirmed US support for Christians around the world.
"The treasured and historic Christian Communities of the Middle East must be defended and protected. The bloodletting of Christians must end, and all who aid their killers must be punished," he said.
"America stands with (Egyptian) President [Abdelfatah) Al Sisi and all the Egyptian people today, and always, as we fight to defeat this common enemy," the president said.
An attack on a busy carrying Egyptian Copts traveling to St. Samuel Monastery in Minya, some 220 km south of Cairo, killed at least 24 people and injured 27 others. (end) ys.bs
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