“Condemning the heinous terrorist crime during Friday Prayers in Egypt, I extend Iranian people’s and my sincere condolences to the Egyptian people and the bereaved families of the victims,” President Rouhani said in a message posted on his official Twitter account on Saturday.

At least 305 people were reportedly killed and 109 injured when terrorists attacked the Rawda mosque in North Sinai on Friday.

Reports indicate the terrorists used explosives and heavy weaponry in their attack on the mosque.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced three days of nationwide mourning following the deaths of people in the attack.

In a Wednesday statement, Qassemi voiced sympathy with the bereaved families of the victims and those injured in the car ramming attack.

A man driving a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen.

“Using the tactic of attacking and massacring innocent and defenseless citizens in streets and public places shows how ruthless and brutal terrorist groups like Daesh are,” he said.

He added that when such events occur in another country, the people of Iran, as one of the victims of terrorism, remember their own bitter memories of similar events.

“We believe that the ominous, inhumane, and cruel phenomenon of terrorism has its roots in the policies and approaches the US and its allies have adopted in the Middle East. They created, nurtured, and supported these groups to make instrumental use of them.”

He said that the US and its allies used these groups as a means to achieve their goals and also to destabilize regional countries.

Qassemi underlined that the only way to eradicate terrorism is that all countries deal with this phenomenon seriously, honestly and in full transparency.