Egypt's historical pyramids were lit up on Sunday night with the colors of the countries’ flags. People wanted to show solidarity with victims of the terror attacks in Russia, Lebanon, and France organized by the Islamic State group.
October 31st, a Russian passenger plane with more than 200 people on board crashed in central Sinai, Egypt. November 12th, the deadliest bombing attack occurred in Beirut and Paris attacks killed more than 120 people on November 13th.
The event was organized to deliver a solidarity message from the North African country to the innocent lives lost around the world recently.
“We wholeheartedly stand in solidarity with the people of France, Russia, and Lebanon. We are all united against terrorism,” Egypt's minister of tourism Hisham Zazou said during the event.
The countries’ flags on the Pyramids then changed to messages written in their native languages.
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