"Terrorist" attack on security forces. Suspicions surround Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo ( AsiaNews) - A massive
explosion targeted a police building of public safety in Mansoura , north of
the capital, leaving 14 dead and injuring more than 100 police officers.
The
interim Prime Minister, Hazem Beblawi called the attack - caused by a car bomb
- "an act of terrorism."
Violence
against the security forces and the police are on the rise since the military
overthrew President Mohamed Morsi last July. Usually,
these attacks are carried out by Islamist militants linked to the Muslim
Brotherhood , but are usually isolated to the Sinai Peninsula .
So
far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. According
to Egyptian media, the spokesman for the prime minister, Sherif Showky , has accused
the Muslim Brotherhood of being a "terrorist organization ." But
in an official statement , Beblawi , spoke of "terrorism ," which
" will not be able to stop the implementation of the roadmap to democracy",
but did not mention anything about the Muslim Brotherhood .
The
Islamist organization , for its part , condemned " in the strongest terms
" the attack and criticized Beblawi for his accusations .
The
terrorist act takes place just a few weeks before a referendum on the new
constitution , seen as a key step toward democracy after the ouster of Morsi ,
which occurred after demonstrations of tens of millions of Egyptians opposed to
the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Since
then the organization has held multiple protests, which have led to riots ,
killings and arrests. Thousands
of Islamists were killed and as many have ended up in prison, including the
leaders.
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