The United States confirmed on Monday that one American was killed in Saturday's bombing attacks in Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheik.

"There was one American citizen who dies as a result of these bombings and her name is Kristy Miller," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a briefing.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family. It is a tragic event," the spokesman said, refusing to providing other details.

Earlier on Monday, US President George W. Bush and his wife went to the Egyptian embassy here and signed a condolence book for the victims of the deadly attacks in Sharm el-Sheik.

A string of suspected car bombs struck Sham el-Sheik early Saturday, killing as many as 88 people in the deadliest attacks in Egypt in nearly a decade.

Source: Xinhua