The Egyptian side to the Egyptian-Italian Business Council condemned Sunday the terrorist blast that targeted the Italian consulate building in Cairo on Saturday.

In a statement, the Egyptian side, chaired by Khaled Abu Bakr, underlined support for the official stances taken by Egypt and Italy on the terrorist attack.

The Egyptian side stressed it would continue to support Italian companies working in Egypt and increase Italian investments in the country.

According to the initial inspection of the prosecution, a car bomb exploded in front of the Italian consulate in Cairo, killing one person and injuring nine others.