Egypt condemns the terrorist attack in a St.Petersburg store on Wednesday in Russia in the strongest terms, a statement issued on Thursday by the Egyptian foreign ministry said.

The ministry expressed both the Egyptian people as well government's solidarity with the Russian people and their government in the fight against against terrorism.

The Wednesday evening a blast in a supermarket in the city of St. Petersburg left at least 13 injured.

The Egyptian foreign ministry's statement renewed Egypt's call for the need to unite international efforts to fight terrorism and its funding resources.