Iran condemns Egyptian diplomat assassination in Iraq
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, July 8, IRNA
Iran-Egypt-Condemn
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Friday condemned the brutal killing of head of Egypt's diplomatic mission in Baghdad.
He conveyed his profound sympathy with the Egyptian government and bereaved family of the Ambassador-designate Ihab el-Sharif.
The envoy was abducted near his home in Baghdad last
Saturday about one month after taking up his post as one of the highest ranking Arab diplomats in Iraq.
The Al-Qaeda in Iraq announced his death on Thursday in an Internet statement posted on an Islamist website.
Asefi said the kidnapping and killing of the Egyptian envoy was a striking example of terrorism, urging Iraqi groups to make further efforts for establishment of security and stability in the region.
Iraqi groups should know that such measures are not to the advantage of Iraqi people, he said.
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