Moscow, Oct 8, SPA -- Russian President Vladimir Putin sentcondolences Friday to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overthe series of explosions in Egyptian resorts that killedmore than 20 people including a Russian woman, according toinitial reports. "The people of Russia sincerely empathize and share thegrief of this tragedy, and decisively condemn the basecrime committed on the Sinai Peninsula," Putin wrote. He called for consolidating the world's resistance toterrorists, and said Russia and Egypt must developcooperation in that field. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that according toinitial reports, an elderly Russian woman was killed andeight Russians were wounded in the blasts.--SPA1501 Local Time 1201 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/208941