Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday condemned the killings and horrible destruction currently taking place in Iraq.

Abul Gheit was quoted by the official MENA news agency as saying that he fully condemned such savage acts that spread panic, cause division among the Iraqis and push the country into a civil war, expressing "shock and pain" over the bombing incidents.

"Scores of innocent Iraqis are being killed and wounded in the ongoing acts of violence carried out by some groups that do not belong to the Iraqi people or any religion," he said.

Meanwhile, Abul Gheit underlined the importance of preserving the unity of Iraq, noting that this will only take place through a national reconciliation process that would take into consideration every side's interests.

The situation in Iraq was starting to take a serious curve unless all powers resorted to dialogue and reconciliation, he added, reiterating Egypt's support of Iraq and its rejection of violence and terrorism.

On Sunday, a string of bombing attacks killed at least 8 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a day after one of the deadliest truck bombing attack in a busy market of Sadriyah in central Baghdad that killed more than 130 people and wounded 305 others.

Source: Xinhua