OMAN DENOUNCES EGYPT TERROR ATTACK

UNCLAS MUSCAT 001169 SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARPI AND NEA/PPD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PTER OPRC EG MU SUBJECT: OMAN DENOUNCES EGYPT TERROR ATTACK On July 24, all major Omani media outlets covered the government's denunciation of the July 23 terror attacks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. State-run Omani News Agency announced that Sultan Qaboos sent a cable of condolence to President Mubarak. The Foreign Ministry likewise issued a statement condemning the terrorist act while extending condolences to the victims and their families. The ministry statement noted how terrorism has claimed innocent lives in numerous locations around the world, and called for the "intensification of international efforts at all levels to overcome its political, social, and economic causes so that security, growth, and development prevail." BALTIMORE