3/23/2023 0 Comments Elyoum el sabaa![]() ![]() ![]() The movement says it is committed to peaceful activism. The Brotherhood, Egypt’s best organised political party until last year, has been banned, driven underground and declared a terrorist group by the government. Last week more than 500 were sentenced to death in a mass hearing condemned by rights groups and Western governments. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters have been detained and killed in mass protests and clashes with police since Mursi was deposed. It will be the second time Egyptians have voted in a presidential election in less than two years.īut in contrast to the 2012 vote won by Mursi, this election follows a fierce government crackdown on dissent that has included both Islamists and secular-minded democracy activists. Widely seen as Egypt’s de facto leader since he deposed Mursi, Sisi enjoys backing from supporters who see him as Egypt’s saviour who can end the political turmoil and bring prosperity to the country.īut he is viewed by the Islamist opposition as the mastermind of a coup that ignited the worst internal strife in Egypt’s modern history. The government this week put the death toll from such attacks at nearly 500 people, most of them soldiers and police.Īnalysts predict that militants will escalate violence before the May 26-27 presidential election that is expected to be easily won by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Mursi. Reuters could not independently verify the authenticity of the video, which was released by El-Youm el-Sabaa newspaper.īombings and shootings targeting the security forces have become commonplace in Egypt since the army deposed Mursi. Members of the security forces clad in black uniforms are shown moving away from the suspected site of the explosions and then advancing towards it with their weapons drawn. Video footage online showed a cloud of smoke hovering above a tree-lined roundabout. Responding to yesterday’s violence, Egypt’s presidential spokesman Ahmed al-Muslimani said: “Terrorist groups want Egyptian universities to be known for chaos and bloodshed instead of for modernity and civilisation.” It said the bill would be presented to the cabinet for approval. The statement from a high-level security committee including the prime minister and ministers of defence and interior did not go into further details on the contents of the law. Senior ministers said they would pass legislation today “connected to confronting terrorism”, in a statement released hours after the explosions. It is not possible,” said student Mohamed Abdel Aziz outside Cairo University after the explosions. How can the police protect us when they can’t even protect themselves. People screamed and ran for safety after the attacks as panic spread on the streets and on campus in an upmarket area near the zoo in Giza, a Reuters witness said. ![]() ![]() Shortly afterwards, a third blast killed one person, four security officials said. Two bombs, left among trees outside the university, killed the police officer and wounded five other security forces who had been guarding the facility, the ministry said. The fast-growing insurgency threatens the security of the most populous Arab nation ahead of a presidential election in May - as well as the vital tourist industry on which Egypt relies for revenue. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamist militants have carried out many similar operations against police and soldiers since the army ousted president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July after mass protests against him. Analysts predict that militants will escalate violence before the May 26-27 presidential election that is expected to be easily won by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled MursiĪ series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people yesterday, including a police brigadier-general, in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting security forces. ![]()
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