The Arab League has joined the growing chorus of criticism of the attack on Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. "We condemn and denounce this criminal act," said Said Kamal, the league's deputy secretary general who oversees Palestinian affairs. Mahir is "known for his strong support of the Palestinian people," he added.
| "It ain't like he's one o' them Jews or somethin'!" |
Earlier, Egyptian President Mubarak issued a statement saying that he "deeply regrets the attempts made by a small group of irresponsible Palestinians to assault Foreign Minister Maher." Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya told Aljazeera that he was "shocked and furious" over the attack on Maher, whose country signed the Arab world's first peace treaty with Israel in 1979. |