Morsi allies condemn Egypt bombings

CAIRO — The main support bloc for ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have condemned a series of bombings that struck Egypt on Friday. "We condemn and reject these bombings, "Magdi Qorqor, spokesman for the prodemocracy National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, told Anadolu Agency. He reiterated that his pro-democracy bloc rejects all forms of violence. "We are committed to peaceful activism," he said. Two suicide bombings struck South Sinai, one of Egypt's main tourist resorts, killing one soldier and injured eight people. A policeman was also killed in a bomb blast near a courthouse in eastern Cairo on Friday. "Egyptian bloodletting is forbidden," senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Ali Beshr said.