1. Japan deeply deplores the bombing that occurred near the home of Mohammed Ibrahim, Minister of Interior of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the morning of September 5 (the evening of September 5 Japan time), which targeted a motorcade carrying Minister Ibrahim, and the casualties that resulted, and it extends its heartfelt sympathy to those injured.

 

2. Acts of terrorism cannot be justified for any reason, and Japan resolutely condemns terrorism in all its forms.

 

3. Japan hopes that public security in Egypt will be stabilized promptly, and that national dialogue and a political process in which a wide range of groups participate moves forward.