France condemns attack on tourists in Egypt: Foreign Ministry

France condemns the terrorist attack on a tourist bus occurred Sunday in south Sinai in Egypt, which killed four people, including three South Korean tourists, French Foreign Ministry said Monday.

"We send our condolences to the victims' families and assure the Korean and Egyptian authorities of our solidarity," the ministry spokesman Romain Nadal told a press briefing.

"France stands at the side of Egyptian people in the face of the scourge of terrorism and supports the transition to democratic institutions open to all political forces who reject violence," the Quai d'Orsay said in a statement.

A bus carrying mostly South Korean tourists exploded in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, killing three tourists from the Republic of Korea as well as the Egyptian driver. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a Sinai-based al-Qaida-inspired group, claimed responsibility on Monday for the explosion.