CAIRO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt condemned on Sunday the terrorist attacks on a number of churches in Indonesia which killed and injured dozens.
In a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry stressed Egypt's support to the Indonesian people and government in confronting terrorism.
The foreign ministry said such attacks reflect the ugly face of terrorism which is far away from the tolerant principles of Islam that prohibits the killing of innocent people.
Egypt expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured, according to the statement.
A total of 11 people were killed and 41 other injured Sunday when suicide bombers blew themselves during congregations in three churches in Surabaya city, the capital of Indonesia's East Java province.
The Islamic State (IS) global terrorist group has claimed responsibility of the attacks through its media arm Amaq.
Egypt has also been suffering from terrorist activities at home that have killed hundreds of police officers and soldiers as well as civilians since the army toppled former President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
Most of the attacks were claimed by a terror organization loyal to the IS group.
