Egypt condemns attacks in Copenhagen and emphasizes the necessity of respecting religious symbols

Egypt’s foreign ministry condemned yesterday’s attacks in the Danish city of Copenhagen which targeted a coffee shop and a synagogue and resulted in the deaths of two civilians. A Swedish artist attending a seminar on free speech hosted in the coffee shop was among the dead. The artist had previously received death threats because of caricatures he had drawn —which those who threatened him considered offensive to the Prophet Muhammad. Egypt emphasized the importance of respecting the religious symbols of others but said that does not in any way justify the use of violence against others.

(15 February, 2015, al-Mashad, No Author Mentioned)

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