Egypt wanted to start fresh at the start of the new year after all the political drama, attacks, and deaths that have happened. But it seems like someone's back for more, and gave an even bigger impact this time, but who takes the blame this time ?
On January 24th, 2014 at the time of Egypt's 3rd Anniversary of the Revolution, 4 bomb attacks were set off over Cairo and its twin city Giza happening one after another. After all these charges at Egypt's capital, it left 7 people killed and 100+ injured at the end of the day, and it was also reported that at the anniversary there were 10 lives taken because of the security forces and Brotherhood supporters colliding. The people of Egypt are split two ways, one side blaming the Muslim Brotherhood and the other laming the Al-Qaeda's.
The first explosion was the most-impacted and destroyed lots of buildings and the 19th Century Islamic Art Museum it was said to be a suicide for the bomber, the bomb left a truck-size crater in the ground. While everyone rushed to the scene another blast accrued it being a car bombing in front of the Cairo Security Directorate, then a 3rd and 4th blow appeared a few hours later in Giza outside of a police station and a cinema but they weren't as bad as the first and second. I bet the people were thinking are there going to be anymore attacks, you never know if it will be blown up in front of your house ; a police officer climbed on top of the car and said in front of a crowd and TV broadcasts that " We are here for you, we will sacrifice our souls for you, we are here for this ".The Al-Qaeda's claimed responsibility for some of the recent attacks and for the car bombing in front of the police headquarters. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis of the " Supporters of Jerusalem ” quotes that this is the Al-Qaeda's fault because it their revenge for the security forces suppression, but then he claimed the attempt to assassinate the interior minister and takes accusation for the Mansoura bombing.
While on the other half of the Egyptian people and commentators and demonstrators think that members of the Muslim Brotherhood did this and they've been holding protests ever since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, which was last July. The Muslim Brotherhood strongly denies this attack and called for its own demonstrations against the military takeover. Mohamed Ahmed a banker quotes " Who else but the Muslim Brotherhood has an interest in this kind of attack? After they were forced out of politics they just want to destroy the country. " . Prime Minister Hazem El Beblawi makes this statement to the Brotherhood ( whether they're listening or not ) " He accepts the new constitution...refuses the use of force and he accepts the idea of a secular government, democratic one, open, no discrimination, no mixing of religion and politics, and accepting human rights, " .
The Muslim Brotherhood is a Sunni Islamist religious, social, and once political movement, they were considered the best political force in Egypt, but now because of all that has happened they could be known of somewhat of a terrorist group ; although the prime minister of Egypt says that any of the members could take part in forthcoming elections under certain conditions. Crowds at the bombings on Jan 24th were singing the chant of the Brotherhood members and there were people yelling " Death to the Muslim Brotherhood ". It was revealed that ex- BBC correspondents were arrested for using unlicensed equipment, filming false news and possessing fake footage. German ARD TV reported that three of their employees were attacked while broadcasting the burst at the police headquarters. Now in Egypt recording media have progressively became more aggressive and unfriendly. " We have a plan to secure all of this for the Anniversary of the 25th January Revolution " says Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, I think he meant by a memorial of all the lives lost and people protecting others and the protests.
Cites : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25874370
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/world/middleeast/fatal-bomb-attacks-in-egypt.html?_r=1
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