Syria on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack which took place near a church in Alexandria City in the brotherly country of Egypt. In a statement to SANA, an official source said as Syria considers that such terrorist crimes target the national unity and the religious pluralism in Egypt or other Arab countries, and that it stands by the brotherly country of Egypt in confronting terrorism and fighting anything that could harm the Egyptian national unity. The source expressed Syria's condolences to Egypt and the families of the innocent victims, whishing them quick recovery, according to a report of the Syrian News Agency "SANA." The source stressed that Syria is fully confident of Egypt's keenness on preserving its national unity and Arabism. Earlier, the Egyptian authorities announced that a criminal car bomb took place near a church in Alexandria City last night killing 21 peoples and injuring 79 others.