Egypt condemns Manchester's stabbing

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-02 20:12:31|Editor: xuxin
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CAIRO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Egypt condemned on Wednesday the stabbing of three people, including a police officer, in a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, in a statement, stressed "support for the British government and people in face of all kinds of violence, extremism and terrorism."

Egypt renewed its calls on the international community to intensify efforts in face of terrorism, the statement added.

The stabbing of the three people at Manchester railway station on Monday night was being treated as terror related, British police said Tuesday.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident. The three victims were taken to a nearby hospital in a serious but not life-threatening condition.

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