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Egypt will emerge stronger and more united from this situation." Sisi also declared a national period of mourning for three days. [24] Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria sought to heal any sectarian friction caused by the attack, saying it "is not just a disaster for the Church but a disaster for the whole nation."
The first bomb was planted on June 20, 1948, in Harat Al-Yahud Al-Qara’In, the Karaite quarter of Cairo. 22 Jews were killed and 41 wounded. The bombing took place during the first truce phase of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , and the authorities initially blamed the explosion on fireworks stored in Jewish homes and fighting between Karaite ...
The 2011 Alexandria bombing was an attack on Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year, 1 January 2011. Twenty-three people were killed and another ninety-seven were injured, as a result of the attack, which occurred as the Christian worshipers were leaving.
Israel's military blamed an "aerial threat" in the Red Sea region: a possible reference to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement which is known to use drones. Egyptian army spokesperson Colonel ...
On 8 May 2022, at least ten soldiers and one officer were killed during an attack at a checkpoint at a water pumping station in El Qantara, [1] Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Five more were injured. [2] Afterwards, chase continued in a secluded part of the Sinai Peninsula. [citation needed] The Islamic State claimed responsibility. [2]
The first was at the police headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, which were attacked with a large truck bomb just after 06:30 local time. [3] [4] CCTV caught a white truck stop at 06:29 outside the building, with the driver jumping into another car. [5] The blast could be heard across the city, and gunfire was heard after the explosion. [3]
The international Muslim Brotherhood condemned the attack as "painfully tragic" and that "the blood of the innocent will be a curse on the oppressors" whilst stating blame was due to the government which took power after the 2013 coup in Egypt. [67] After the attacks, Israel closed the Taba Border Crossing with Egypt. [68]
The next day, Mahmoud Tawfik the Interior Minister of Egypt, said that the car contained explosives and was to be used in a terrorist operation. [2] The explosives-filled car was on its way to commit an attack in another part of the capital. Tawfik accused the Hasm Movement of carrying out the bombing, but the group denied the allegations. [3]